Post- Conflict Rule of Law in East Timor
Introduction East Timor is a country that was under Portuguese colonial rule for hundreds of year. Later, it suffered from 25 years of severe brutal occupation by Indonesia. In 1999, the country voted for its independence in a referendum that was administered by the UN. However violence ensued for several months and in the year 1999 to 2002 the UN tried to transition the country’s governance smoothly through peace keeping and civil administration. In 2002, the country became the world’s youngest nation. However after only four years, weaknesses in the political, economic and legal infrastructure caused the ...
