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CRIMINAL CORPORATE LIABILITY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Penal Law
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- corporate criminal liability
1, record 1, English, corporate%20criminal%20liability
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The broad definition in the "Criminal Code" is consistent with the basic premise of corporate criminal liability, that legal entities, and not just individuals, are to be held accountable for offences. 2, record 1, English, - corporate%20criminal%20liability
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit pénal
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- responsabilité criminelle des personnes morales
1, record 1, French, responsabilit%C3%A9%20criminelle%20des%20personnes%20morales
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- responsabilité pénale des personnes morales 2, record 1, French, responsabilit%C3%A9%20p%C3%A9nale%20des%20personnes%20morales
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les dispositions du «Code criminel» en matière de responsabilité criminelle des personnes morales, reflètent bien le principe que les entités juridiques, et non plus les individus seulement, peuvent être tenues responsables d'infractions criminelles. 3, record 1, French, - responsabilit%C3%A9%20criminelle%20des%20personnes%20morales
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
responsabilité criminelle des personnes morales; responsabilité pénale des personnes morales : désignations tirées du mini-lexique «Intelligence artificielle et droit» et reproduites avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 4, record 1, French, - responsabilit%C3%A9%20criminelle%20des%20personnes%20morales
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-04-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Rules of Court
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- prosecution of a corporation
1, record 2, English, prosecution%20of%20a%20corporation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Prosecution of a corporation is not a substitute for the prosecution of criminally culpable individuals within or without the corporation. Because a corporation can act only through individuals, imposition of individual criminal liability may provide the strongest deterrent against future corporate wrongdoing. 2, record 2, English, - prosecution%20of%20a%20corporation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In the prosecution of a corporation for an offence under this section, it is sufficient proof of the offence to establish that it was committed by an employee or agent of the corporation, whether or not the employee or agent is identified, unless the corporation establishes that the corporation exercised due diligence to prevent the commission of the offence. 3, record 2, English, - prosecution%20of%20a%20corporation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Règles de procédure
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- poursuite d'une personne morale
1, record 2, French, poursuite%20d%27une%20personne%20morale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la poursuite d'une personne morale pour infraction au présent article, il suffit d'établir que l'infraction a été commise par un employé ou un mandataire de la personne morale, que l'employé ou le mandataire soit identifié ou non, sauf si la personne morale établit qu'elle a fait preuve de toute la diligence voulue pour empêcher la perpétration de l'infraction. 2, record 2, French, - poursuite%20d%27une%20personne%20morale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2007-12-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- corporate culpability
1, record 3, English, corporate%20culpability
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- corporate fault 2, record 3, English, corporate%20fault
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One issue that attracts much attention is whether a corporation should be at fault or culpable before liability is imposed, and precisely what corporate fault or corporate culpability means. In other words, what liability standard should be required before imposing liability on the corporation. 3, record 3, English, - corporate%20culpability
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In the context of criminal liability, the concepts of intent and corporate wrongdoing are not reducible to the individual intent of the employees, managers or officers. They correspond, rather, to the express or implicit policies governing the activities of the corporation. Corporate fault should, therefore, be sought in the corporate culture. 4, record 3, English, - corporate%20culpability
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- faute corporative
1, record 3, French, faute%20corporative
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- faute d'une personne morale 2, record 3, French, faute%20d%27une%20personne%20morale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le contexte de la responsabilité pénale, les notions d'intention et de faute corporative ne pourraient se réduire à l'intention individuelle des employés, gérants ou directeurs. Elles correspondraient plutôt aux politiques expresses ou implicites gouvernant les activités de la personne morale. La faute corporative serait donc à rechercher dans la culture corporative. 3, record 3, French, - faute%20corporative
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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