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| Name: | Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, 2002. |
| Country: | Timor-Leste |
| Subject(s): | Constitutional law |
| Type of legislation: | Constitution |
| Adopted on: | 2002-03-22 |
| Entry into force: | |
| Published on: | Constitutions of the Countries of the World, 2002-06, 54 p. |
| ISN: | TLS-2002-C-64988 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=64988&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Constitutions of the Countries of the World, 2002-06, 54 p. Constitution  Government, Timor Leste PDF (consulted on 2007-02-19) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Divided into 7 parts. Part 1 contains fundamental principles. Inter alia provides for citizenship, decentralization, objectives of the state, universal suffrage and multiparty system, official and national languages, and national symbols and flag. Part 2 makes provision for rights, duties, liberties and fundamental guarantees. Section 50 regulates right to work, and sets forth prohibition of forced labour. Part 3 deals with organisation of political power; Part 4 with economic and financial organisation. Part 5 provides for national defence and security, and Part 6 for guarantee and revision of Constitution. Part 7 contains final and transitional provisions. |