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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf committee
organ of the League of Nations Assembly
specialized body
appliesToJurisdiction League of Nations
country Switzerland
dissolvedWith League of Nations
field constitutional law
institutional law of the League of Nations
international law
public international law
hasMainResponsibility advising the League of Nations Assembly on constitutional issues
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
French
historicalPeriod interwar period
isSubordinateTo League of Nations Assembly
locatedIn Geneva
partOf League of Nations Assembly
usedProceduralLanguage rules of procedure of the League of Nations Assembly

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Assembly of the League of Nations
hasCommittee

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