USS Membership
Members include individual members, institution members, and society members:
1) Individual members are divided into several levels, namely: student members, professional members, senior members, outstanding members, and fellows. Qualified members may be awarded the title of life member. Non-USS members who have made significant contributions to USS may be awarded the title of honorary member.
2) Institutional members include universities, governments, enterprises, and both legal and non-legal research institutions.
3) Society members include legal societies and associations, non-legal councils, organizing committees, professional committees, etc.
Applicants for membership in USS must meet the following conditions:
1) Support the USS Constitution;
2) Have the intention to join USS;
3) Have good credibility and reputation;
4) Committed to the development and exchange of scientific research;
5) Pay membership fees on time.
USS members have the following rights:
1) The right to elect, be elected, and vote in USS (except for student members and honorary members);
2) To apply to be the organizer of USS-sponsored conferences, apply for conference co-sponsorship with USS, or apply for IT, equipment, and management support from USS for conference organizations;
3) Society members can use USS’s society management system free of charge and can host society websites with USS’s support.
4) The members of society member have a discount for membership fee;
5) The institutional member or society member have the right to recommend candidate for the member (or standing member) of board of director, vice president and president;
6) The institutional member or society member have the right to apply for the right to host the global or reginal conference sponsored by USS;
7) The institutional member or society member have the right to apply for the financial or technical co-sponsorship of the USS;
8) The member can apply to host his/her/their conference on the USS conference platform with conference management system;
9) The member can apply for launching a new journal under the USS brand;
10) The member can apply to get financial or technical sponsorship for his/her/their journals;
11) to apply for hosting his/her/their journal on the USS publishing platform with publishing system;
12) To access USS Digital Library;
13) To participate in USS activities with priority;
14) To have priority in USS services;
15) To have the right to criticize, make suggestions, and supervise USS work;
16) To join the USS voluntarily and to withdraw from USS freely.
Members shall perform the following obligations:
1) abide by the constitution of USS and implement the resolutions of USS;
2) pay membership fees as required;
3) actively promote and participate in various activities of USS;
4) develop members for USS;
5) contribute to the development of USS;
6) submit communication information that can be contacted in time to the society, and notify USS in time when the contact information changes.
