First Committee (Legal and Constitutional Questions)
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The First Committee (Legal and Constitutional Questions) was a specialized body of the League of Nations Assembly responsible for examining and advising on legal and constitutional issues affecting the organization and its member states.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
committee
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organ of the League of Nations Assembly → specialized body → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
League of Nations
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| country |
Switzerland
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| dissolvedWith |
League of Nations
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| field |
constitutional law
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institutional law of the League of Nations → international law → public international law → |
| hasMainResponsibility |
advising the League of Nations Assembly on constitutional issues
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advising the League of Nations Assembly on legal issues → clarification of legal competence boundaries between the Assembly, the Council, and the Secretariat → consideration of legal aspects of admission, withdrawal, and expulsion of member states → consideration of legal aspects of amendments to the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice when submitted to the Assembly → consideration of legal aspects of disarmament and security questions referred by the Assembly → consideration of legal aspects of financial and budgetary questions when they involved constitutional issues → consideration of legal aspects of mandates and trusteeship questions referred by the Assembly → consideration of legal aspects of membership questions in the League of Nations → consideration of legal aspects of revision of the League of Nations Covenant → consideration of legal aspects of the competence and powers of League of Nations organs → consideration of legal aspects of the internal rules of procedure of other League organs when referred to the Assembly → consideration of legal aspects of the internal rules of procedure of the Assembly → consideration of legal aspects of the privileges and immunities of the League of Nations → consideration of legal aspects of the procedure for convening and conducting Assembly sessions → consideration of legal aspects of the relationship between the League of Nations and non-member states → consideration of legal aspects of the relationship between the League of Nations and other international organizations → consideration of legal aspects of the status of League of Nations officials → consideration of legal aspects of the succession of states in relation to League of Nations membership → consideration of legal aspects of the termination of the League of Nations and transfer of functions to the United Nations, when this question arose at the end of the League's existence → consideration of legal aspects of voting procedures and representation in the Assembly → consideration of legal questions relating to the Permanent Court of International Justice insofar as they concerned the Assembly → drafting of legal recommendations for adoption by the Assembly → examination of constitutional questions affecting the League of Nations → examination of legal aspects of the organization and procedure of the League of Nations → examination of legal implications of international agreements submitted to the Assembly → examination of legal questions affecting the League of Nations → examination of petitions and communications raising legal or constitutional issues referred by the Assembly → interpretation of the Covenant of the League of Nations for the Assembly → preparation of draft legal resolutions for the League of Nations Assembly → preparation of legal reports for the League of Nations Assembly → review of proposed amendments to the Covenant of the League of Nations → |
| hasWorkingLanguage |
English
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French → |
| historicalPeriod |
interwar period
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| isSubordinateTo |
League of Nations Assembly
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| locatedIn |
Geneva
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| partOf |
League of Nations Assembly
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| usedProceduralLanguage |
rules of procedure of the League of Nations Assembly
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Assembly of the League of Nations
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hasCommittee |