REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
Peace – Work – Fatherland.
ORDER No 005120 /MINFOPRA OF 26 MAY 2021.
To announce a competitive examination for the special recruitment of 50 (fifty) Pupil Magistrates of English expression into the Magistracy and Court Registry Division of the National School of Administration and Magistracy (NSAM) for the 2021/2022 academic year.
HEREBY ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1: (1) A competitive examination for the special recruitment of 50 (fifty) Pupil Magistrates of English expression into the Magistracy and Court Registry Division of the National School of Administration and Magistracy (NSAM), has been announced for the 2021/2022 academic year. The examination syllabus is appended to this order.
2) The number of available openings for the competitive examinations shall be distributed as follows:
- Judicial Section (30 places).
- Administrative Section (10 places).
- Audit Section (10 places).
Article 2: The examinations shall be open to persons who meet the following requirements:
- Be a Cameroonian national.
- Be at least 17 (seventeen) and at most 32 (thirty-two) years of age as at 1st January 2021.
- Have a good mastery of the English language.
- Be holder of:
- for the Judicial Section: either a Master’s 1 or a “Maîtrise” in English Private Law or an attestation of admission in second year of Master’s issued by a Cameroonian University, either a foreign certificate recognised as equivalent by the competent authority established by the Minister of Justice.
- for the Administrative Section: either a Master’s 1 or a “Maîtrise” in Public Law or an attestation of admission in second year of Master’s issued by a Cameroonian University, either a foreign certificate recognised as equivalent by the competent authority established by the Minister of Justice.
- for the Audit Section: either a Master’s 1 or a “Maîtrise” or an attestation of admission in second year of Master’s in Law, Economic or Management Sciences issued by a Cameroonian University, either a foreign certificate recoqnised as equivalent by the competent authority established by the Minister of Justice.
- Be physically fit and of good health that will enable the candidate to effectively exercise the duties of the magistracy.
- Enjoy civic rights.
- Not having a conviction featuring on the Certificate of non-conviction which leads to disentitlement to hold the office of a magistrate.