Land Claims in East Timor
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ISBN: 0731536886 / Publisher: Asia Pacific Pr,
This book examines the challenges facing the newly-independent East Timor as it creates laws and ins...
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This book examines the challenges facing the newly-independent East Timor as it creates laws and institutions to regulate land, its ownership, and its use. Fitzpatrick (law, Australian National University) explores the legal context for this development, with attention to Indonesian, Portuguese, and indigenous traditions, and the claims that each produce. He then identifies options for resolving the existing land claims disputes. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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