The Arbitral Award and the Enforcement of Investment Disputes: What Prospects for Implementation in Cameroon

Abstract

This paper underscores a critical examination of the nature of investment disputes in Cameroon under arbitration institutions. The economic potential of Cameroon has the attention of businesses and investors globally, and this attraction has spilled over into the world of international arbitration. As a result, the resolution of investment disputes through arbitration in Cameroon is growing and as a result more diverse group of arbitration tribunals are taking part in the international process than ever before and unfortunately new challenges are bound to arise. Arbitration as a means of resolving investment disputes has been heralded by many investors from the beginning as a cost-effective way of settling disputes. The problem here is that there are still inefficient arbitral practices which have resulted to less satisfactory arbitral decisions in Cameroon. In a nutshell, this article raises the way forward toward a more effective arbitral system in Cameroon.