The Lay of the Land : Land Access and Dispute Resolution in Timor-Leste

Dale, Pamela ; Himelein, Kristen ; Nikitin, Denis ; Bexley, Angie

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCESS TO LAND;    AGRICULTURAL LAND;    AGRICULTURE;    CITIES;    CIVIL CODE;   

RP-ID  :  56006

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This report examines land access,disputes, and dispute resolution in Timor-Leste, usingfindings from the justice module included in an extension ofthe 2007 Timor-Leste Survey of Living Standards (TLSLS2) anda review of relevant social-science literature. Theextension survey (TLSLSx) revisited a nationallyrepresentative subsample of the TLSLS2 between April andOctober 2008. The respondent for the justice module wasrandomly selected to be the household head or his/herspouse, and the TLSLSx revisited 1,716 respondents acrossTimor-Leste's thirteen districts. Survey topicsincluded: (1) access to information and decision making; (2)opinions and knowledge of the law; (3) trust and localinstitutions; and (4) dispute resolution. Findings from thissurvey have been summarized in three short briefing papersfocusing on land and conflict, youth perspectives, andcommunity trust and decision making.