Constitution - Governo de Timor-Leste

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TITLE IGUARANTEE OF THE CONSTITUTION149 Anticipatory review of constitutionality150 Abstract review of constitutionality151 Unconstitutionality by omission152 Appeals on constitutionality153 Decisions of the Supreme Court of Justice154 Initiative and time of revision155 Approval and promulgation156 Limits on matters of revision157 Limits on time of revisionTITLE IICONSTITUTIONAL REVISIONPART VIIFINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS158 Treaties, agreements and alliances159 Working languages160 Serious crimes161 Illegal appropriation of assets162 Reconciliation163 Transitional judicial organisation164 Transitional competence of the Supreme Court of Justice165 Previous law166 National Anthem167 Transformation of the Constituent Assembly168 Second Transitional Government169 Presidential election of 2002170 Entry into force of the ConstitutionPREAMBLE
Following the liberation of the Timorese People from colonisation and illegaloccupation of the Maubere Motherland by foreign powers, the independence of EastTimor, proclaimed on the 28 th of November 1975 by Frente Revolucionária do Timor-Leste Independente (FRETILIN), is recognised internationally on the 20 th of May 2002.The preparation and adoption of the Constitution of the Democratic Republic ofEast Timor is the culmination of the historical resistance of the Timorese Peopleintensified following the invasion of the 7 th of December 1975.The struggle waged against the enemy, initially under the leadership ofFRETILIN, gave way to more comprehensive forms of political participation, particularlyin the wake of the establishment of the National Council of the Maubere Resistance(CNRM) in 1987 and the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT) in 1998.The Resistance was divided into three fronts.The armed front was carried out by the glorious Forças Armadas de LibertaçãoNacional de Timor-Leste (FALINTIL) whose historical undertaking is to be praised.The action of the clandestine front, astutely unleashed in hostile territory,involved the sacrifice of thousands of lives of women and men, especially the youth, whofought with abnegation for freedom and independence.The diplomatic front, harmoniously carried out all over the world, enabled thepaving of the way for definitive liberation.In its cultural and humane perspective, the Catholic Church in East Timor hasalways been able to take on the suffering of all the People with dignity, placing itself ontheir side in the defence of their most fundamental rights.Ultimately, the present Constitution represents a heart-felt tribute to all martyrsof the Motherland.Thus, the Members of the Constituent Assembly, in their capacity as legitimaterepresentatives of the People elected on the 30 th of August 2001,Based on the results of the referendum of the 30 th of August 1999 organised underthe auspices of the United Nations which confirmed the self-determined will forindependence;Fully conscious of the need to build a democratic and institutional culture properappropriate to a State based on the rule of law where respect for the Constitution, for thelaws and for democratically elected institutions constitute its unquestionable foundation;
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