<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class=""><span lang="PT" style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Almeida, Bernardo (2016). <i>Land
Tenure Legislation in Timor-Leste</i>. </span></span><span class=""><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">The Asia Foundation</span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class=""><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Abstract: </span></span></p>

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establishment of a formal land tenure system in Timor-Leste has been one of the
most daunting and enduring challenges for the country since its independence.
The nation’s history of colonialism, occupation and conflict has resulted in a
complex environment of conflicting land claims to which no solution has yet
been found. The purpose of this article is to contribute to a better
understanding of the legislation currently in force in Timor-Leste concerning
(or regulating) land tenure, and to point to key challenges and areas of
importance for future law-making.<span class=""></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class=""><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Html: </span></span><span lang="PT"><a href="http://asiafoundation.org/publication/land-tenure-legislation-timor-leste/"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">http://asiafoundation.org/publication/land-tenure-legislation-timor-leste/</span></a></span><span class=""><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"></span></span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class=""><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">PDF: </span></span><span lang="PT"><a href="http://asiafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Land-Tenure_TL_EN.pdf"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">http://asiafoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Land-Tenure_TL_EN.pdf</span></a></span><span class=""><span style="line-height:150%;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"></span></span></p></div>