1. There shall be the following categories of courts in the Democratic Republic of East Timor:
a) The Supreme Court of Justice and other courts of law;
b) The High Administrative, Tax and Audit Court and other administrative courts of first instance;
c) Military Courts.
2. Courts of exception shall be prohibited and there shall be no special courts to judge certain categories of criminal offence.
3. There may be Maritime Courts and Arbitration Courts.
4. The law shall determine the establishment, organisation and functioning of the courts provided for in the preceding items.
5. The law may institutionalise means and ways for the non-jurisdictional resolution of disputes.