Timor-Leste's bill of rights : a preliminary history /
Devereux, Annemarie,
Timor-Leste's bill of rights : a preliminary history / Annemarie Devereux ; foreword by Adérito de Jesus Soares. - 1 online resource (xiii, 317 pages) - Open Access e-Books Knowledge Unlatched .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317).
Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Part I; Introduction; Overview of the Constitution-Making Process in Timor-Leste; Part 2 -- Section-by-Section Analysis of the Bill of Rights; Explanatory notes for Part 2; Title I: General Principles(Sections 16-28); Title II: Personal Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees(Sections 29-49); Title III: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Duties(Sections 50-61); Annexes; Select references.
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste of 2002 contains over 40 human rights provisions in its Bill of Rights. In addition to providing an overview of the process leading up to the adoption of the Constitution, this book brings together information relating to each section of the Bill of Rights, presenting: progressive texts produced during the process of the Constituent Assembly; highlights of the arguments put forward within the Constituent Assembly concerning the draft provisions, including alternative proposals advanced; submissions made by Timorese officials, civil society and international bodies; and the results of consultation with the broader community before and during the constitutional process. It is designed to be useful in particular to judges and legal practitioners called upon to interpret the Constitution, government officials and civil society actors involved in human rights work, as well as students of history and constitutional law in Timor-Leste and internationally.
English.
9781925022391 1925022390 1925022382 9781925022384
10.26530/OAPEN_569098 doi 569098 https://doi.org/10.26530/OAPEN_569098
22573/ctt169vz1h JSTOR
Since 2002
Human rights--Timor-Leste.
Civil rights--Timor-Leste.
Political participation--Timor-Leste.
Nation-building--Timor-Leste.
Constitutional history--Timor-Leste.
Human rights & civil liberties law.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Human Rights.
Civil rights.
Constitutional history.
Human rights.
Nation-building.
Political participation.
Politics and government.
Timor-Leste--Politics and government--2002-
Timor-Leste.
bill of rights. timor-leste. constitution. human rights. constitutional law.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JC599.I5 / D48 2015eb
959.87
Timor-Leste's bill of rights : a preliminary history / Annemarie Devereux ; foreword by Adérito de Jesus Soares. - 1 online resource (xiii, 317 pages) - Open Access e-Books Knowledge Unlatched .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-317).
Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Part I; Introduction; Overview of the Constitution-Making Process in Timor-Leste; Part 2 -- Section-by-Section Analysis of the Bill of Rights; Explanatory notes for Part 2; Title I: General Principles(Sections 16-28); Title II: Personal Rights, Freedoms and Guarantees(Sections 29-49); Title III: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and Duties(Sections 50-61); Annexes; Select references.
The Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste of 2002 contains over 40 human rights provisions in its Bill of Rights. In addition to providing an overview of the process leading up to the adoption of the Constitution, this book brings together information relating to each section of the Bill of Rights, presenting: progressive texts produced during the process of the Constituent Assembly; highlights of the arguments put forward within the Constituent Assembly concerning the draft provisions, including alternative proposals advanced; submissions made by Timorese officials, civil society and international bodies; and the results of consultation with the broader community before and during the constitutional process. It is designed to be useful in particular to judges and legal practitioners called upon to interpret the Constitution, government officials and civil society actors involved in human rights work, as well as students of history and constitutional law in Timor-Leste and internationally.
English.
9781925022391 1925022390 1925022382 9781925022384
10.26530/OAPEN_569098 doi 569098 https://doi.org/10.26530/OAPEN_569098
22573/ctt169vz1h JSTOR
Since 2002
Human rights--Timor-Leste.
Civil rights--Timor-Leste.
Political participation--Timor-Leste.
Nation-building--Timor-Leste.
Constitutional history--Timor-Leste.
Human rights & civil liberties law.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Human Rights.
Civil rights.
Constitutional history.
Human rights.
Nation-building.
Political participation.
Politics and government.
Timor-Leste--Politics and government--2002-
Timor-Leste.
bill of rights. timor-leste. constitution. human rights. constitutional law.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
JC599.I5 / D48 2015eb
959.87