Non-Academic Discipline

Student justice at Queen’s is founded on two interdependent concepts: trust and tradition. A trust in the willingness and ability of the student body to discipline fellow students in non-academic matters, and a tradition of more than fifty years borne out of that trust. Queen’s is unique in North America as the only known university where students are entirely responsible for enforcing non-academic discipline. The AMS Judicial Committee and the AMS Judicial Affairs Office have been delegated authority by the University Senate and the AMS Constitution, and are tasked with exercising authority over any matters of non-academic discipline involving behaviour of students in violation of the Code of Conduct.

The Judicial Process

Non-academic discipline at Queen’s is governed by the Queen’s Code of Conduct and Section 10 of the AMS Constitution. In the case that a violation occurs, a complaint may be filed with the Commission of Internal Affairs by anyone as per the definition of a complainant in Section 5 of AMS Policy Manual 1. All complaints are assessed and investigated by the Judicial Affairs Office. In the case of incidents that warrant recourse, matters may be settled directly with the Judicial Affairs Office or brought before the Judicial Committee for judgment. The decisions of the Judicial Committee are binding, though they may be appealed to the University Student Appeals Board (USAB). The Judicial Affairs Office and Judicial Committee strive to be non-adversarial and to reflect the principles of natural and restorative justice throughout the judicial process.

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Additional Resources:

If you require further information about non-academic discipline at Queen’s, please contact the Commission of Internal Affairs directly. You can contact the Commissioner of Internal Affairs, at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it All correspondence is strictly confidential.

AMS Judicial Affairs Office
Judicial Affairs Director
Ramya Ravishankar
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533-3001 x 77944

The AMS Judicial Affairs Office is responsible for representing the AMS before the Judicial Committee in cases of non-academic discipline.

AMS Judicial Committee
Judicial Committee Chair
Caitlin Adair
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AMS Judicial Committee exercises authority over all matters of non-academic discipline involving inappropriate behavior of undergraduate students within its jurisdiction as set out in the AMS Constitution and Senate Statement on Discipline.