The Code of Student Responsibilities presupposes that there will be civility and respect for others within the University. Because academic life requires standards of behavior of a higher order than those of the wider society of which Boston University is a part, the University’s standards substantially exceed the minimum expectations of civil law and custom. The general laws of society confer rights and impose obligations on all citizens. When they enter the University, students retain their rights under the laws of society, but student status confers no immunity or sanctuary from federal, state, or municipal laws. Nothing in this code is intended to infringe upon or limit the jurisdiction of courts and law enforcement authorities over the Boston University community. By the same measure, nothing in this code is intended to restrict the rights of the University to the modest limits of public law. The University reserves and will exercise the right to insist upon the highest standards of personal conduct from all members of the University community.