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Timor-Leste - Constitutional law - Law, Act

Law No. 2/2016 amending Law No. 3/2004, of April 14, on Political Parties. -

Adoption: 2016-02-03 | TLS-2016-L-106093

Timor-Leste - Constitutional law - Constitution

Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, 2002. -

Adoption: 2002-03-22 | Date of entry into force: 2002-03-20 | TLS-2002-C-64988

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.