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 2017 / 2018 academie year

REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON
Peace – Work – Fatherland .
order No 002257 /
MINFOPRA OF 15 MAY 2017 .

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 2017 / 2018 academie 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 2017 / 2018 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 1 st January 2017 .
Have a good mastery of the English language .
Be holder of :
f or 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 .

Article 3 :

( 1 ) Application forms may be obtained from the Regional Delegations of the Public Service and Administrative Reform or downloaded from the Ministry ’ s website ( www.minfopra.gov.cm )

( 2 ) The application fees for the competitive examinations stand at FCFA 15, 000 ( fifteen thousand ) payable at the Regional Delegations of the Public Service and Administrative Reform .

( 3 ) Candidates shall submit their applications, against a receipt, directly at the Regional Delegations of the Public Service and Administrative Reform .

( 4 ) Applications must arrive at the Regional Delegations of the Public Service and Administrative Reform not later than 30 June 2017 which is the deadline .

( 5 ) The list of documents to be submitted are :

an apptication form duly filled and signed by the candidate .
a receipt attesting payment of the application fee issued by the Regional Delegate of the Public Service and Administrative Reform .
a certified true copy of the required certificate .
an attestation of presentation of the original certificate signed by the Governor or the Senior Divisional Officer .
an attestation of presentation of the original G . C . E . A ’ level , “Baccalauréat ” or any other certificate granting admission into higher education .
a certificate of non – conviction of not more than three months old at the date of submission of application, issued by the competent legal authorities .
a medical certificate of not more than three months old at the date of submission of application, issued by a public sector Medical Officer .
a certified true copy of birth certificate of not more than three months old at the date of submission of application , signed by an administrative or municipal authority .
an envelope bearing a CFA 500 francs stamp and the candidate ’ s address .

( 6 ) No incomplete file or a file containing fake or falsified documents shall be accepted.

( 7 ) The list of candidates authorised to s ~ the examinations shall be drawn up and published at the Ministry of the Public Service and Administrative Reform website and pasted at the main building of the Ministry as weil as at the Regional Delegations of the Public Service and Administrative Reform on 14 July 2017 at the latest . The publication of the lists shall serve as invitation to write the examinations.

Article 4 :

( 1 ) The tests of the written part of the examinations to take place at the examination centre ( Bamenda , Buea , Garoua , Yaounde) chosen by the candidate , shall be done according to the following schedule :

a) Saturday 29 July 2017

General knowledge ( All Sections ) :
time allowed : 4 hours , ( from 7 : 30 am to 11 : 30 am ) .
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Law Paper ( All Sections ) :
Law of Contractl Family Law/ Land Law/ Law of Tort / Civil procedure .
time allowed : 4 hours ( from 1 : 00 pm to 5 : 00 pm ) .
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b ) Sunday 30 July 2017

Specialization Paper 1
Judicial Section: Criminal Law/ Criminal procedure .
Administrative Section : Constitutional Law /Administrative Law / Administrative Litigation;
Audit Section: Public Finances ,
time allowed : 4 hours ( from 7 : 30 am to 11 : 30 am ) .
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Specialization Paper II
Judicial Section: Business Law.
Administrative Section: Public Freedoms and Human Rights .
Audit Section: General Accounting .
time allowed : 4 hours ( from 1 : 00 pm to 5 : 00 pm ) ,
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( 2 ) The examinations shall be written exclusively in the English language .

( 3 ) The latest time to be allowed in the examination room shall be 7 : 00am for the morning papers and 12 : 30pm for the afternoon papers .

Article 5 :

The oral part of the examination shall take place in Yaounde ( National School of Administration and Magistracy) . It shall consist of :
an oral presentation of a practical case followed by an exchange with jury in English language , on any of the following : Family Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Civil Procedure, Land Law, Law of Tort , Business Law, Administrative Law, Constitution al Law , Public Freedoms, Human Rights , Administrative Litigation, Public Finances , General Accounting, Economies :
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an interview with a jury in French language : coeff. 1 ;

Article 6 :

Receipts of submission for application for national identity cards of less than three months old at the date of closure of application for the competitive examinations shall not be accepted.

Article 7 :

Any form of fraud established before, during or after the competitive examination shall be sanctioned in accordance with the regulations in force.

Article 8 :

This order shall be registered, published according to the procedure of urgency and inserted in the OfficiaI Gazette in English and French .