The Constitutionality of the Office, Particularly in the Light of Article 2, Paragraph 7 of the Charter

Abstract

A matter which has received some attention — especially from opponents of the proposal — is the question whether the General Assembly has power to create the office by resolution or whether it could only be done by means of a Convention.¹ There has also been some suggestion that, even by Convention, international law would not permit the establishment of an office such as that contemplated. This Chapter will analyse these arguments.