Pierrette Essama Mekongo - University of Yaounde II, Lecturer

Constitution-making: A never ending process? An enquiry into the Constant Amendments to the Cameroonian Constitution

Cameroon became independent in 1960 and underwent the reunification process in 1961 following its appointment between England and France in 1914. First constitution replaced in 1961. Second constitution made Cameroon a Federal State composed of 2 states - reversed in 1972 was made Unitary State with a third Constitution. This raises the question as to whether the constitution-making process may be a continuous exercise. Therefore this paper aims at uncovering the dynamics of the frequent constitutional amendments in Cameroon within the broader African context.


About Pierrette Essama Mekongo
Pierrette Essame Mekongo is a Lecturer in Law, University of Yaounde II, Cameroon. She is in the process of completing his PhD which deals with the Protection of Personal Financial Data in Cameroon. She has an LLM. in Intellectual Property Law and an LLM in Common Law Studies from the University of Yaounde II. She has a Post-Graduate diploma in Law from the same university and an LLB from the University of Buea. Her interests are human rights, international law, and intellectual property law.