The Universal House of Justice is elected by the members of the National
Houses of Justice. At this time when the National Assemblies in the Cause
are not yet functioning sufficiently or fully representative of all the
various important elements within it, and when some of the Baha'is are not
even free to practise their faith, despite their numbers, it is quite
impracticable to seek to establish the Universal House of Justice.
Whenever conditions permit, it will be established.