B: Equal Access to Justice 1: The Establishment of Legal aid 728- Access to justice and equal treatment of litigants are the guiding principles of the dispensation of justice and hearing of cases. Section 1-1 of the Penal Code provides that all persons shall be subject to criminal law. Equality before the courts brings about free access to justice and equal treatment before the judge. Thus, the Constitution, in the Preamble, holds that the law shall ensure the right of every person to a fair hearing before the courts. 729- To promote equal justice, Law No. 2009/4 of 14 April 2009 to organize Legal aid was adopted. According to the provisions of this law, a complete or partial exemption from court fees is granted to the disadvantaged, including women going through a divorce procedure with minor children under her care and without any revenue of her own in view of granting them access to justice. More so, this law offers the woman deserted by her husband without any resources the opportunity to access Legal aid in order to obtain alimony for her children and herself through the law. 730- In spite of financial constraints which hinder the proper functioning of some Legal aid commissions; litigants have been able to access Legal aid. Statistics of legal aid collected over the period 2012-2017 are indicators of this inclusive justice advocated by Cameroon. Chart 2: Evolution of Legal aid Source: MINJUSTICE 2: Support to Local, National, Regional and Continental Initiatives aimed at Granting Women Access to Legal aid and Services. 731- With the assistance of civil society organizations, awareness raising campaigns were organised for the public and especially women on the request for Legal aid in a bid to facilitate access of these persons to justice. Thus, these civil society organisations held awareness raising sessions across the national territory, particularly through the production of brochures and by radio broadcasts even in local languages. 121