A Possible Case for Imposing Criminal Liability on Corporations in International Criminal Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12735637 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mordechai Kremnitzer (0000-0002-9269-6441, Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 909-918 |
| Publication date | 2010-06-24 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of International Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1478-1395 • E-ISSN: 1478-1387 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jicj/mqq036 |
| OpenAlex | W2078726728 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
This brief comment presents a case for imposing criminal liability on corporations in international criminal law. Nowadays, corporations are powerful global actors. They are ‘real’ in the legal world and have a normative being. Operating through human beings, they have rights and obligations and are bearers of human rights. Consequently, argues the author, consistency within the legal system demands corporate criminal liability. Furthermore, their external structure and organization as well as the relationship between the corporation and its organs provide substantive reasons in favour of corporate liability. This comment also explains that there are clear advantages of corporate criminal liability as opposed to administrative or civil sanctions. In addition, it is suggested to expand the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court over corporations
Criminal justice · Criminal law · Criminal liability · Criminal procedure · Liability · Political science · Sociology · Corporate Law and Human Rights · International Law and Human Rights · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses · Law
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |