ISBN:
9789400706743
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (401 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Series Statement:
Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice Ser. v.9
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DDC:
346.031
Keywords:
Corporation law -- Criminal provisions..
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Criminal liability of juristic persons
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Abstract:
The expansion of corporate criminal liability law since the 1990s has challenged traditional legal norms in this field. This volume surveys current practice on CCL in diverse jurisdictions, exploring the legal conditions for liability, as well as procedure.
Abstract:
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- Part I The Analytical Framework -- 1 Emergence and Convergence: Corporate Criminal Liability Principles in Overview -- 1.1 Emergence: An Introduction to Corporate Criminal Liability Principles -- 1.1.1 Corporate (A)morality and Corporate Risk -- 1.1.2 Theories of Corporate Personality and Models of Corporate Liability -- 1.1.3 The Development of Corporate Criminal Liability Rules in Common Law Jurisdictions: The UK, the Commonwealth, and the US -- 1.1.4 The Recognition of Corporate (Criminal) Liability in the Civil Law Jurisdictions of Europe and the Americas -- 1.1.4.1 CCL in the Civil Law Jurisdictions of Europe and the Americas -- 1.1.4.2 Non-criminal Solutions in European and American Civil Law Jurisdictions -- 1.1.4.3 European and American Civil Law Jurisdictions Without CCL -- 1.1.5 CCL Beyond Europe and the Americas: Asia, Southern Africa, and the Middle East -- 1.1.6 Conclusions -- 1.2 Entities That May Be Criminally Liable -- 1.2.1 Common Law Jurisdictions -- 1.2.1.1 The UK and the Commonwealth -- 1.2.1.2 The US -- 1.2.2 Civil Law Jurisdictions -- 1.3 Offenses for Which Corporations May Be Liable -- 1.3.1 Common Law Jurisdictions -- 1.3.2 Civil Law Jurisdictions -- 1.3.2.1 The ''All-Crimes'' Approach -- 1.3.2.2 The ''List-Based'' Approach -- 1.3.2.3 The Dual Approach -- 1.4 Natural Persons Who Trigger Liability -- 1.4.1 Common Law Jurisdictions -- 1.4.1.1 Strict Vicarious Liability: US Federal Law -- 1.4.1.2 Qualified Vicarious Liability: UK Regulatory Offense Legislation -- 1.4.1.3 Identification: The Narrow UK View -- 1.4.1.4 Identification: The Broader View from the Commonwealth -- 1.4.1.5 Corporate Culture: Australian Federal Law -- 1.4.1.6 UK Law Reforms -- 1.4.2 Civil Law Jurisdictions.
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