East Timor Law Journal
Towards the rule of law in Timor-Leste
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East Timor Law Journal was first published on 3 March 2004 to:
1. publish analyses, commentaries and legal opinions on the laws of East Timor, the legal system and legal policy in East Timor;
2. provide a portal for research on the law of East Timor ;
3. disseminate knowledge and awareness of the law of East Timor;
4. compile and republish:
a. available English translations of the laws enacted by the National Parliament and the Government since the restoration of independence on 20 May 2002;
b. regulations, executive orders, directives and notifications enacted by the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) from 1999 to 2002;
c. laws enacted by the Indonesian State pertaining specifically to East Timor during the illegal annexation from 1975 - 1999;
d. reports on legal proceedings in the Courts of East Timor.
East Timor Law Journal seeks to promote the rule of law, democracy and transparency in the legal system in East Timor through external and independent monitoring and critique of the laws and legal issues in East Timor.
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