Legislation

Introduction

Below is a selection of laws that are relevant to human rights, the justice sector and JSMP’s work in Timor Leste.  JSMP has endeavored to provide laws in as many of the relevant languages as possible.
Copies of other laws of Timor Leste can be accessed from the UNMIT website: http://www.unmit.org/legal/index-e.htm

Copies of selected draft laws can be found on the Parliament Watch Project section of the JSMP website

Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste

Laws of the National Parliament

Number
Title
2010

Lei Contra a Violência Doméstica (Portuguese Tetum, English)

15/2009
Amendment to Standing Rules of the National Parliament (Portuguese)
08/2009
Law on the Anti-Corruption Commission (Portuguese)
06/2009
Law altering the Penal Code (Tetum)
02/2009
Law on Protection of Witnesses (English)
15/2008
Law on the Organisation and Functioning of Parliamentary Administration (English)
11/2008
Law On the Juridical Regime Governing Private Legal Professional and Lawyers Training (English)
06/2006
Law on the Election of the National Parliament (English)
01/2006
Freedom of Assembly and Demonstration (English)
14/2005
Statute of the Public Prosecution Service (English)
07/2004

Statute of the Office for the Ombudsman for Human Rights and Justice (English)

05/2004
Status of Members of Parliament (English)
03/2004
Law on Political Parties (English)
2003

Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos (Portuguese,)

09/2003

Immigration and Asylum Act (English)

04/2002 Organic Law of the National Parliament (Standing Rules of the National Parliament) (English)
   

Government Decree Laws

1920/09

Law approving the Penal Code  (English, Portuguese)

28/08

Public Defender’s Office Statute  (English)

12/2008

Organic Statute of the Ministry of Justice  (English, Portuguese, )

01/2006

Civil Procedure Code  (Portuguese)

13/2005

Criminal Procedure Code  (English) (Indonesia)