| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 360 pages) |
| Series |
Routledge advances in criminology ; 12 |
| Contents |
Containing corporate crime : civil or criminal controls? / by Celia Wells -- A legal person's conscience : philosophical underpinnings of corporate criminal liability / by Ana-Maria Pascal -- The challenges of regulating powerful economic actors / by Laureen Snider and Steven Bittle -- State complicity in the production of corporate crime / by Steve Tombs -- Penalising corporate 'culture' : the key to safer corporate activity? / by Rick Sarre -- The organisational component in corporate crime / by Maurice Punch -- Individual liability of company officers / by Neil Foster -- Squaring the circle : the relationship between individual and organisational liability / by James Gobert -- Environmental offending, regulation and 'the legislative balancing act' / by Nigel South -- Investigating safety crimes in finland / by Anne Kaarina Alvesalo-Kuusi -- Financial crime and litigation : aftermath of shadow banking and subprime crisis / by Sheri Markose -- Concluding observations / by Kier Starmer -- Austria / by Ingrid Mitgutsch -- Belgium / by Amanda Jane Struby -- Czech republic / by Melanie Ramkissoon -- Denmark / by Melanie Ramkissoon -- Estonia / by TBC -- Finland / by Dr Anne Kaarina Alvesalo-Kuusi -- France / by Pascal Beauvais -- Germany / by Klaus Rogall -- Italy / by Cristina de Maglie -- Ireland / by Edward Fitzgerald -- Lithuania / by Deividas Soloveicikas -- Luxembourg / by Janis Dillon -- Netherlands / by Melanie Ramkissoon -- Poland / by TBC -- Portugal / by TBC -- Romania / by Ana-Maria Pascal -- Slovenia / by Janis Dillon -- Spain / by Melanie Rankissoon -- Sweden / by Tom Alexander Burton -- UK / by James Gobert |
| Summary |
The public outcry against corporate misconduct has never been louder. Union Carbide, Continental Airlines, Enron, Goldman Sachs, and BP find themselves staring at potential criminal prosecutions. The spotlight now focuses on the criminal law and whether it is capable of dealing with these corporate 'villains.' This book examines the legal challenges facing the world's legal systems and analyses the laws of corporate criminal liability throughout Europe |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Criminal liability of juristic persons -- European Union countries -- Congresses
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Corporation law -- European Union countries -- Criminal provisions -- Congresses
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LAW -- Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice.
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Corporation law -- Criminal provisions
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Criminal liability of juristic persons
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European Union countries
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gobert, James J.
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Pascal, Ana-Maria.
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| ISBN |
9780203819203 |
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0203819209 |
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9781136741517 |
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1136741518 |
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