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|Title=Legal rights of accused scientists
 
|Title=Legal rights of accused scientists
 
|Is About=When scientists are accused of misconduct their legal rights may be encroached upon.
 
|Is About=When scientists are accused of misconduct their legal rights may be encroached upon.
|Important Because=It is important that the principles of proportionality and due process are respected in investigations of misconduct. Otherwise this may lead to erroneous judgments of integrity commissions, or unfair punishments. Moreover, scientists, as citizens, have legal rights, and if these are not respected in self-regulatory investigations, then cases of alleged misconduct will increasingly be handled by the courts.
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|Important Because=It is important that the principles of proportionality and due process are respected in investigations of misconduct. Otherwise this may lead to erroneous judgments of integrity commissions, or unfair punishments. Moreover, scientists, as citizens, have legal rights, and if these are not respected in self-regulatory investigations, then cases of alleged misconduct will increasingly be handled by the courts.
 
|Important For=Scientists; Principal investigators; Researchers; Supervisors; Universities; PhD students; Research funding organisations; Research performing organisations
 
|Important For=Scientists; Principal investigators; Researchers; Supervisors; Universities; PhD students; Research funding organisations; Research performing organisations
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|Has Best Practice=The [https://www.embassy.science/resources/the-european-code-of-conduct-for-research-integrity European Code of Conduct] states that fairness and integrity are most important for procedures for investigating misconduct, principles to be followed are also stated.<ref>European Science Foundation, All European Academies. The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity. 2017.</ref>
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Legal rights of accused scientists

What is this about?

When scientists are accused of misconduct their legal rights may be encroached upon.

Why is this important?

It is important that the principles of proportionality and due process are respected in investigations of misconduct. Otherwise this may lead to erroneous judgments of integrity commissions, or unfair punishments. Moreover, scientists, as citizens, have legal rights, and if these are not respected in self-regulatory investigations, then cases of alleged misconduct will increasingly be handled by the courts.

For whom is this important?

What are the best practices?

The European Code of Conduct states that fairness and integrity are most important for procedures for investigating misconduct, principles to be followed are also stated.[1]

  1. European Science Foundation, All European Academies. The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity. 2017.

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