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VOL. 5, ISSUE 2 (2023)
Evolution of corporate criminal liabilityvis-à-vis idea of identity
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Dr. Subhash Kumar
Abstract

Large enterprises control a large portion of our economy and constitute a danger to our society; thus, they must be discouraged. Multinational firms are businesses with assets and operations in nations other than their home country and are involved in almost every facet of contemporary life. Due to the fact that businesses have their own legal identity apart from their members, it is difficult to hold them responsible and penalize them for any crime. In general, a crime is committed by an individual using their own body and soul, and it was traditionally believed that an organization could not be held liable for its actions. Criminal offences need a purpose, and an organisation without a brain is incapable of developing one. Additionally, a business lacked a self-contained body. However, a business may commit a crime. Accepting corporations' involvement in criminal behaviour, several governments have created liability ideas by imputing actus reus and mens rea to corporations.

The courts accomplished this by imprisoning officers-in-charge, chiefs, and other persons acting within the extent of their job. Corporate criminal responsibility is a legal notion that states that a corporation may be held criminally liable and punished “for the illegal acts of any of its agents as long as those individuals acted within the scope of their real or apparent authority”. Since a consequence, Corporate Criminal Responsibility is a must-have in today's world, as corporate criminal liability raises a slew of concerns on a variety of levels, owing to the scale, power, and reach of such corporations in comparison to an individual committing a crime. This article will discuss corporate criminal responsibility and its evolution in India, as well as the idea of identity.
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Pages:51-54
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Dr. Subhash Kumar "Evolution of corporate criminal liabilityvis-à-vis idea of identity". International Journal of Law, Policy and Social Review, Vol 5, Issue 2, 2023, Pages 51-54
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