On the bridge between the lack of an edifying regulation and legal imagination - arguments in favor of the possibility of holding a legal entity accountable for a crime against sexual freedom and integrity Cover Image

Pe puntea dintre lipsa unei reglementări edificatoare și imaginație juridică - argumente în sensul posibilității reținerii în sarcina persoanei juridice a unei infracțiuni contra libertății și integrității sexuale
On the bridge between the lack of an edifying regulation and legal imagination - arguments in favor of the possibility of holding a legal entity accountable for a crime against sexual freedom and integrity

Author(s): Ionuț-Daniel Vîlceanu
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Criminal Law
Published by: Facultatea de Drept, Universitatea din București
Keywords: legal person; criminal liability; crimes against sexual freedom and integrity; rape; sexual assault; sexual harassment;

Summary/Abstract: Over time, particularly in the last 20 years, there has been a growing focus on the criminal liability of legal persons. It is a reality that, at present, the possibility of holding a legal person criminally liable for any crime is recognized, at least in theory. The Romanian Penal Code establishes a general criminal liability for legal persons, leaving it to the judge's discretion to determine whether a particular crime can be attributed to it as a perpetrator, co-perpetrator, accomplice, or instigator. In this paper, we will attempt to identify the arguments that can be used to justify the possibility of holding a legal person liable for a crime against sexual freedom and integrity. Thus, we will analyze, in turn, the attribution of the status of a participant, and subsequently, we will analyze the possibility of attributing perpetration or co-perpetration of crimes against sexual freedom and integrity to a legal person.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 59-79
  • Page Count: 21
  • Language: Romanian
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