ELABORATION OF THE NATIONAL LEGISLATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF TIMOR-LESTE BASED ON THE LEGAL IDEAL IN THE CONSTITUTION OF 2002
Leonito Ribeiro
Doctroral Program of Faculty of Law, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia
Email: leonito.ribeiro@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The implementation of development in all aspects and the government administration of the RDTL state must always be based on the idea of a democratic state based on the rule of law. Timor-Leste there is Uma Lulik (Casa
Sagrada = Sacred House) who has very deep philosophical values starting the process of finding a place, the process of elaboration until the roofing and inauguration is full of rituals. Uma-Lulik's philosophy can be studied from four perspectives, namely, philosophical, sociological, juridical and etymological perspectives. Every human from Timor-Leste, from the western of Oecusse to the eastern of Tutuala, must have Uma Lulik. Uma Lulik is a philosophical symbol of the general unity and relationship between humans, humans with nature and humans with their ancestors, which has been maintained since ancestors until now." For the people of Timor-Leste, if someone who does not have Uma Lulik will be categorized as an immigrant (lemorai, laorai) and a person who has no roots, or does not have a clear lineage (origin), the Uma-Lulik philosophy is also perceived as a place of worship to ancestors from their descendants, then the concept of Uma-Lulik can be understood as a symbol which having essential and universal elements, For the people of Timor-Leste, if someone who does not have Uma Lulik will be categorized as an immigrant (lemorai, laorai) and a person who has no roots, or does not have a clear lineage (origin), the Uma-Lulik philosophy is also perceived as a place of worship to the ancestors of their descendants.
Keywords:
legislation; legal ideal; national philosophy