Editorial Board | Membership | Constitution
CONSTITUTION OF THE KING’S STUDENT LAW REVIEW
This Constitution is adopted by the Founders of the King’s Student Law Review, hereinafter referred to as “the Society”, this 1 day of October 2008.
ARTICLE I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 1 – This society shall be known as the “King’s Student Law Review”, hereinafter abbreviated to “the Society”.
Section 2 – The aims of the Society shall be:
i. To publish a high–quality annual academic law review, managed by students.
ii. To provide a forum for King’s College Law students to publish excellent academic work.
iii. To contribute to the development of the research culture within the law school, especially by seeking involvement from undergraduates as well as taught and research postgraduates.
iv. To enhance the academic experience of King’s College Law students by providing the opportunity to join the Editorial Board of the review.
v. To contribute to the education of students reading Law at King’s College by presenting outstanding academic writing of peers.
Section 3 – The Society shall not refuse membership on account of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or political views. It retains the right to expel any member for behaviour that seems likely to disrupt or in any way inhibit the ordinary business of the Review. All members shall have full voting rights at Society meetings.
ARTICLE II – MEMBERSHIP
Section 1 – There shall be an Editorial Board, responsible for:
i.
The day-to-day management and administration of the Society;
ii.
Securing funding for the best essay prize;
iii.
Judging the submissions;
iv.
Mutually deciding on the final essays that will be published.
Section 2 - The Editorial Board shall comprise of one LLB student, one LLM student and one Law PhD student, all currently enrolled at King’s College, London, and two Law Faculty Members at King’s College, London.
Section 3 – The Principal Officers:
* Editor-in-Chief: There shall be an Editor-in-Chief who shall ultimately be responsible for the administration and management of the Society. He or she shall be empowered to enter in agreements on behalf of the Society where approved by the Editorial Board. In cases of editorial dispute, the Editor-in-Chief shall have the final word.
* Managing Editor: There shall be a Managing Editor who shall support the Editor-in-Chief in his or her duties. In the event of the Editor-in-Chief vacating his or her position, the Managing Editor shall assume his or her duties for the time being.
Section 4 - The Principal Officers shall serve for one academic year, and may run for re-election for as long as they remain members of the University.
Section 5 – A member of the Editorial Board may resign by submitting a letter to the Editor-in-Chief, or may be removed by majority vote of the Editorial Board in accordance with Article 1, § 3. Upon any vacancy arising among the Editorial Board, an interim member may be nominated by the Editorial Board until the next elections, or a meeting may be called to elect a replacement for the remainder of the academic year.
Section 6 – The Editorial Board shall have the right to enter into agreements on behalf of the Society.
ARTICLE III – GENERAL MEETINGS
Section 1 – The Society shall hold an Annual Meeting during the last week of the Spring semester. The time and place of the meeting shall be fixed by the Principal Officers, notice of which shall be given to the Society by electronic mail at least two weeks prior. The Annual Meeting shall be chaired by the Principal Officers or by such Editorial Board members as they might nominate.
Section 2 – In addition to the Annual Meeting, the Editorial Board shall meet at least once every semester.
Section 3 – An Extraordinary Meeting may be called by consent of the Editorial Board. The time and place of such meeting shall be fixed by the Principal Officers, and notice shall be given to the Society by electronic mail at least seven days prior.
ARTICLE IV - ELECTIONS
Section 1 – Election of the LLM member of the Editorial Board for the current academic year shall be conducted according to the following provisions:
i.
Calls for an LLM candidate shall be made during the first month of the academic year.
ii.
Nominations must be submitted to the current Editor-in-Chief within four weeks of that date.
iii.
The time and place of the interviews for the LLM candidates shall be fixed by the Principal Officers, and shall be conducted by the Principal Officers and one Faculty Member on the Editorial Board.
iv.
A mutual decision shall be made by the interviewers within one week of the interviews taking place.
Section 2 – Elections of the LLB and PhD members of the Editorial Board for the next academic year shall be conducted according to the following provisions:
i.
Calls for candidates for the Editorial Board shall be made during the first week of February.
ii.
Nominations must be submitted to the current Editor-in-Chief within four weeks of that date.
iii.
The time and place of the interviews for the LLB and PhD Editorial Board candidates shall be fixed by the Principal Officers, and shall be conducted by the Principal Officers and one Faculty Member on the Editorial Board.
iv.
A mutual decision shall be made by the interviewers within one week of the interviews taking place.
iv.
The hand over to the new members of the Editorial Board shall take place shortly after the publication of the Review at the end of May. The precise time and date of the hand over shall be fixed by the Principal Officers.
Section 3 – Elections of the new Principal Officers shall be made once the hand-over to the new members of the Editorial Board has taken place. If there is more than one candidate for each Principal Officer position, the two Law Faculty Members who form the permanent members of the Editorial Board will make the final decision.
ARTICLE V – SUBMISSIONS
Section 1 – A call for submissions shall be made during the first month of the academic year by electronic mail to all Law LLB, LLM and PhD students currently enrolled at King’s College, London.
Section 2 – All other UK universities shall also be contacted during this time and requests shall be made to circulate by electronic mail a call for submissions from enrolled Law students.
Section 3 – Guidelines for submissions shall be made available via the King’s Student Law Review website.
Section 4 – Submissions must be received by electronic mail via the website by the last week of January at the latest. The precise date shall be fixed by the Principal Officers.
ARTICLE VI – JUDGING
Section 1 - The Editorial Board shall be responsible for judging all submissions to the King’s Student Law Review.
Section 2 – The Editorial Board shall convene for a Preliminary Meeting during the first week of February, and it shall be conducted according to the following provisions:
i. The Preliminary Meeting shall involve reviewing the submissions for the first time.
ii. Those submissions that are mutually deemed publishable on a first reading shall instantly be set-aside for publication and feedback shall be given to the authors.
iii. Those submissions which require some adjustments in order to be of a publishable quality shall receive feedback from the Editorial Board by electronic mail, and shall be given a six-week deadline for the adjustments to be made and the essay to be re-submitted.
iv. Those submissions which are mutually deemed unpublishable will be set-aside and the authors shall receive feedback from the Editorial Board by electronic mail.
Section 3 – The second consideration and review of the resubmitted essays shall take place during the Annual Meeting in accordance with Article III, § 1. The Editorial Board shall reach a final decision by mutual agreement. In cases of editorial dispute, the Editor-in-Chief shall have the final word in accordance with Article II, § 3.
Section 4 – The winner of the best essay prize will also be decided by mutual agreement at the Annual Meeting.
Section 5 – A total of 6-8 essays will be published in the Review each academic year.
ARTICLE VII – ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
Section 1 – Change to this Constitution may be made by a majority vote of the Editorial Board.
Section 2 – The Society may be dissolved by a majority vote of the Editorial Board. In the event of the Society dissolving, any assets of the Society after all liabilities have been met shall be transferred to another University society.
SIGNATORIES TO THIS CONSTITUTION
Editorial Board Members 2008-2009
Hin-Yan Liu
(PhD Member and Editor-in-Chief)
Olivia Wybraniec
(LLB Member and Managing Editor)
Professor Penny Green
(Faculty Member)
Jonny Bushby
(Submissions Coordinator)