Constitution of East Timor

Constitution of the Democratic Republic of East Timor
Portuguese: *Constituição da República Democrática de Timor-Leste*
Tetum: *Konstituisaun Repúblika Demokrátika Timor-Leste*
Constitution of the Democratic Republic of East Timor; Portuguese: Constituição da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; Tetum: Konstituisaun Repúblika Demokrátika Timor-Leste
	Preamble and article 1.
Created	2002
Ratified	20 May 2002
Author(s)	Constituent Assembly of East Timor
Signatories	Constituent Assembly
Purpose	National constitution

The Constitution of East Timor entered into force on 20 May 2002, and was the country's first constitution after it gained independence from Portugal in 1975 and from Indonesia, which invaded East Timor on 7 December 1975 and left in 1999 following a UN-sponsored referendum.

History[]

The Constitution was drafted by the Constituent Assembly elected for this purpose in 2001. Pursuant to an UNTAET regulation,^[1] the constitution did not need support in a referendum, but entered into force on the day of independence of East Timor after it was approved by the assembly.

There are two versions of the Constitution, one in each of the country's official languages, Tetum and Portuguese.

The Constitution consists of seven parts, namely:

I. Fundamental principles
II. Fundamental rights, duties, liberties and guarantees
III. Organisation of political power (including the provisions about the three branches of government)
IV. Economic and financial organisation
V. National defence and security
VI. Guarantee and revision of the Constitution
VII. Final and transitional provisions

References[]

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.un.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

Text of the Constitution in English:
- http://timor-leste.gov.tl (pdf)
- www.constituteproject.org (pdf)
Text of the Constitution in Portuguese (pdf)
Text of the Constitution in Tetum (pdf)

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[1] "Archived copy" (PDF). www.un.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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