The judge's office powers of collective proceedings of the Organization for the Harmonization in Africa of Law Business (OHADA) and the cardinal principles of the trial Cover Image

Les pouvoirs d’office du juge des procédures collectives de l'Organisation pour l'Harmonisation en Afrique du Droit des Affaires (OHADA) et les principes cardinaux du procès
The judge's office powers of collective proceedings of the Organization for the Harmonization in Africa of Law Business (OHADA) and the cardinal principles of the trial

Author(s): François Biboum Bikay
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Published by: Societatea de Stiinte Juridice si Administrative
Keywords: collective proceedings; Self-referral; fair trial; right to an impartial court, the rights of defense

Summary/Abstract: The law of collective proceedings for clearing off depts which replaces the former bankruptcy law pursues an economic objective the reason why it carries certain exceptions to the common procedure law. As such, the judge of collective proceedings has powers ofinitiative in the institution and conduct of the trial. He can thus of his own initiative open the collective proceeding. The aim of this study is to confront the judge's office powers with the cardinal principles of the trial. The expected result should help verify the compatibility of those powers with the requirements of a fair trial. A hypothesis emerges that automatically powers that deviate some what to the cardinal principles of the trial, are justified by the aim of safe guarding collective interests pursued by the insolvency judge.

  • Issue Year: 5/2015
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 233-253
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: French