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

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

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Date of publication
August 2012
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oai:openknowledge.worldbank.org:10986/10927

This report examines land access,
disputes, and dispute resolution in Timor-Leste, using
findings from the justice module included in an extension of
the 2007 Timor-Leste Survey of Living Standards (TLSLS2) and
a review of relevant social-science literature. The
extension survey (TLSLSx) revisited a nationally
representative subsample of the TLSLS2 between April and
October 2008. The respondent for the justice module was
randomly selected to be the household head or his/her
spouse, and the TLSLSx revisited 1,716 respondents across
Timor-Leste's thirteen districts. Survey topics
included: (1) access to information and decision making; (2)
opinions and knowledge of the law; (3) trust and local
institutions; and (4) dispute resolution. Findings from this
survey have been summarized in three short briefing papers
focusing on land and conflict, youth perspectives, and
community trust and decision making.

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

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