The Honor System at the UVA School of Law

1. The Honor System at the UVA School of Law Chang Chiu, sinchiu@Virginia.edu Seth Whitaker, sww7b@Virginia.edu

2. A Brief History • University is founded 1825 • John Davis is shot on the Lawn 1840 • Henry St. George Tucker and the pledge 1842 • Post Civil War Era • The Modern Era

3. The Honor System • Community of Trust • Agree not to Lie, Cheat, or Steal • The Pledge

4. Administration • Student Run by the Honor Committee • 23 students from the eleven schools • Two from the School of Law • Advisors • Counsel • Educators • Bad Check Committee

5. How the System Works • Accusation • Investigative Panel • Trial

6. Accusation • Anyone may accuse • Case in investigated by two honor counsel

7. Investigative Panel • Three Honor Committee members • Findings are presented • Decision to formally accuse • More likely than not

8. Criteria • Act • Intent • Seriousness

9. Trial • Jury of peers, committee, mixed (peers + committee) • Chaired by a Committee member • 4/5 criteria for act and intent • Simple majority for seriousness

10. Appeal • New Evidence • Denial of Implicit and/or Explicit rights of the Constitution and By-Laws

11. The Single Sanction... • Student is asked to leave and may not return • Assistance from the Office of Student Affairs

12. ...Conscientious Retraction... • Honor Offense is committed • Student admits to it before any suspicion of discovery • Consequences are accepted • Full and Complete Defense

13. ...and Other Aspects • Scope • Privacy Issues • Confidentiality • Transcript • Legality • Toleration

14. Honor in the Law School • Cheating : Take-away and Flex Exams, Plagiarism • Stealing : Virginia Law Library, Honor Loan • Lying : Honest interactions with Employers • Legal Ethics and Honor • Faculty and Staff

15. Why Now? • Moral Climate of America • Our Profession requires and demands it