LARI is not part of the Luxembourg civil, criminal, or administrative judicial system. Also, LARI cannot and does not give legal advice. LARI is a non-profit organization established by the University of Luxembourg, the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR), the Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) which, through its Commission for Research Integrity (CRI), performs independent inquiries and investigations in cases of alleged research misconduct or other unacceptable research practice as defined in the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity.
Case investigations are concluded with final reports that recommend warranted corrective, restorative, and preventive actions to the institutions and actors involved in a given case if research misconduct or other unacceptable research practice has been detected. Responsibility for implementing recommendations lies primarily with the LARI member organization(s) involved in a given case. Neither LARI in general nor the CRI in particular have direct enforcement powers. However, LARI reserves the right to take actions to ensure the integrity of the published scientific record if member organizations and other actors involved in a given case fail to request necessary corrections, retractions, or related actions to restore the integrity of the scientific record within a reasonable timeframe after the conclusion of an investigation.
