1. 2022. La Constitution do la Maison Universelle de Justice. Universal House of Justice, Pierre Daoust, trans. . La Constitution fut signée dans la Ville de Haïfa le quatrième jour du mois de Qawl de la cent-vingt-neuvième année de l'Ère bahá'íe. UHJ-documents.
2. 2021-11. Primary Source Texts Related to the Covenant. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Collection of some essential writings central to understanding the Bahá'í Covenant. Introductory.
3. 2021-02. Universal House of Justice, The. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. Compilation about the "Universal House of Justice" from the writings of Bahá’u’lláh, 'Abdu’l-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi, and from the constitution and letters of the Universal House of Justice. Compilations.
4. 2005-05. Interpretation and the Guardianship. Ian C. Semple. Two versions of a talk presented at a seminar in Haifa, 1984, on differences between personal interpretation, authoritative interpretation, divinely guided legislation, and the role of the Guardian as interpreter Articles.
5. 2004/2007. Towards World Order. Alí Nakhjavání. Transcripts of six talks given at a week-long course on the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, sponsored by the NSA of Italy. Document includes compilation and outline. Study.
6. 1996. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. . Books.
7. 1996. Election and Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice. Answers to three questions: Why were steps taken to elect a Universal House of Justice with the foreknowledge that there would be no Guardian? Was the time ripe for such an action? Could not the International Bahá'í Council have carried on the work? UHJ-documents.
8. 1972-11-26. Constitution of the Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice. UHJ-documents.

1. 1927-05-00 —
   The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada drew up and published a 'Declaration of Trust' and 'By-laws of the National Spiritual Assembly'. [BW2:89, BW10:180]
   • For text see BW2:90–8.
   • The Guardian described it as the Bahá'í 'national constitution' heralding 'the formation of the constitution of the future Bahá'í World Community'. [GPB335; PP302–3]
   • The drafting was largely the work of Horace Holley with assistance from the lawyer Mountfort Mills. [SBR234]
   • In subsequent years the National Assemblies of India and Burma, of Egypt, Iraq, Persian and the British Isles all adopted this example almost verbatim. [UD101, BA134-5, SETPE1p145-6]
2. 1972-11-26 —
   The constitution of the Universal House of Justice was adopted. [BW15:169; BBRSM132, 138; VV14; Message 26 November 1972]
   • For full text of the constitution see BW15:555–64, The Constitution of the Universal House of Justice.
3. 1990-00-13 —
   The National Spiritual Assembly of South Africa made a submission for the drafting of a new constitution.
   • The judge that received it, the President of the South African Law Commission, commented that this document stated the Bahá'ís were the only group whose ideas had a spiritual and moral basis for the constitution. [AWH87-8]

1. 1909-03-21 —
   The first American Bahá'í Convention opened in Chicago. [BFA2:XVII, 309; BW13:849; MBW142–3; SBBH1:146]
   • It was held in the home of Corinne True. [CT82–3]
   • It was attended by 39 delegates from 36 cities. [GPB262; SBBH1:146]
   • The Convention established the 'Bahá'í Temple Unity', which was incorporated to hold title to the Temple property and to provide for its construction. A constitution was framed and an Executive Board of the Bahá'í Temple Unity elected. [BBD39; BBRSM:106; BW10:179; GPB349; PP397; SBBH1:146]"
2. 1927-05-00 —
   The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States and Canada drew up and published a 'Declaration of Trust' and 'By-laws of the National Spiritual Assembly'. [BW2:89, BW10:180]
   • For text see BW2:90–8.
   • The Guardian described it as the Bahá'í 'national constitution' heralding 'the formation of the constitution of the future Bahá'í World Community'. [GPB335; PP302–3]
   • The drafting was largely the work of Horace Holley with assistance from the lawyer Mountfort Mills. [SBR234]
   • In subsequent years the National Assemblies of India and Burma, of Egypt, Iraq, Persian and the British Isles all adopted this example almost verbatim. [UD101, BA134-5, SETPE1p145-6]

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