Ұлыбритания университеттерінің әкімшілік органы – Университет соты

Administrative body of a university in the United Kingdom

A university court is an administrative body of a university in the United Kingdom. In England's Oxbridge such a court carries out limited judicial functions; whereas in Scotland it is a university's supreme governing body, analogous to a board of directors or a board of trustees. In the English universities of Oxford and Cambridge, courts of inferior jurisdiction, administering principles of justice founded on the canon and civil law, but later defined and limited by the common law. All jurisdiction over non university matters was removed from both the Oxford and Cambridge courts by the Administration of Justice Act 1977.

The university courts were first established for the ancient universities by the Universities (Scotland) Act 1858 and they are responsible for the finances and administration of each university. Each university, subject to approval by the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, determines the constitution of its court, with members coming from within each university, the local community and beyond. At an ancient university the court is chaired by the rector, who ranks third after the chancellor and vice chancellor, is elected by all the matriculated students of each university. Members are also appointed by the general council, academic senate and local authority. At more modern universities there is usually a chairman or convenor appointed along lines similar to a chairman of the board in a corporation or charity. The president of the students' representative council is usually a member and lay members are co opted onto the court.