Student court

[1] Other arguments in favour include having the judicial system removed from partisan politics, having a neutral body to make decisions on issues such as election appeals, and greater transparency.

[3] Other arguments include a lack of accountability from student courts as well the additional bureaucracy that is created and the cost that it entails.

Some critics also argue that placing power in the hands of unelected officials is undemocratic.

The judicial body of the Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia is the Student Court.

[5] The judicial body of the Carleton University Students' Association is the Constitutional Board.

[12] The Tribunal consists of 5 people, appointed by the SLC from a list provided by the Nominations Committee.

Members of the Review Board and Tribunal serve two-year terms, unless during their terms they fail to meet one of a list of qualifications, including having been a member of SLC, the University of Calgary Board of Governors, Senate, or General Faculties Council, being an executive for a student club, being an employee of the Union and taking part in any student election (other than just voting).

[14] The members of the Judicial Board are appointed by the Selections Committee, and cannot be employees of the Union or executives.

According to the Terms of reference of Judicial Committee (JC):[15] （a） It shall follow the Judicial Procedure; （b） It shall, as decided by the chairperson or instructed by the Union Council, form working groups to enquire into any complaint which has been made by any Union member or sub-organization; （c） The working group shall determine the relevant facts and shall hence determine whether the complaint is a genuine one; （d） The working group shall, on completion of its investigation, arbitrate as it deems desirable; （e） The working group shall, report its findings and make recommendations to the Union Council; （f） The working group shall have the power in its sole discretion to have access to such documents from any Union sub-organizations as are relevant for the purposes of its investigations.

The judicial body of the City University of Hong Kong Students' Union (CityUSU) is the Arbitration Committee ( Chinese: 仲裁委員會).

According to their website,[18] It has jurisdiction in respect of matters conferred on it by the Students' Union Constitution and Arbitration Committee by-law.

The Arbitration Committee is authorised : （a） to hand all disputes and complaints within the Students’ Union; and （b） to interpret the Constitution and the by-laws of the Students' Union, all resolutions of the Union Council, and all regulations formulated by the Executive Committee; and （c） to declare that the resolutions of the Union Council or the regulations formulated by the Executive Committee are void on the basis of being unconstitutional; and （d） to handle complaints concerning a General Polling or the outcome of the elections of student societies; and （e） to consider possible disciplinary actions against any full member.

Prior to January 2016, the judicial body of the National University of Singapore Students' Union (NUSSU) was the Adjudication Committee (AC).

[22] Citing the Singapore Court of Appeal's dictum in Chng Suan Tze v Minister for Home Affairs that "all power has legal limits",[23] it envisaged the Adjudication Committee as "an organ within the Union governance structure to enforce such legal limits and resolve disputes between Constituent Clubs or members".