The general powers and duties of the Universal House of
Justice, the National Spiritual Assemblies and the Local Spiritual Assemblies
and the qualifications for membership are set forth in the Writings of
Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, in the letters of Shoghi Effendi, and in the
elucidations of the Universal House of Justice. The major functions of these
institutions are outlined in the Constitution of the Universal House of
Justice, and in those of the National and Local Spiritual Assemblies.
- The
Universal House of Justice (The 'Notes' section of the Kitab-i-Aqdas’)
