<P> The Supreme Court (French Cour Suprême) is the highest judicial body in Cameroon . As defined in Article V of the Constitution of Cameroon, the Supreme Court is above the courts of appeal and the tribunals . It is nominally independent of the executive and legislative branches of government, subject only to the oversight of the Higher Judicial Council . The justices are appointed by the president of Cameroon . The court is headquartered in Yaoundé . </P> <P> The Supreme Court is an appellate court made up of three parts: the judicial, administrative, and audit benches . The judicial bench rules on standard cases appealed from the lower courts . the administrative bench handles cases involving the state, such as election disputes and appellate cases involving the government . This branch can hear such cases on the first instance . The audit bench takes cases relating to public accounts of public and semi-private entities . The Supreme Court may only rule on the constitutionality of law at the behest of the president of Cameroon . The body typically decides appeals only on point of law . </P>

Judicial and administrative organisation of courts in cameroon