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Criminal liability of legal persons in the Slovak Republic
Criminal liability of legal persons in the Slovak Republic

Author(s): Jakub L’orko, Jozef Čentéš
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Evaluation research, Criminology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: Criminal liability; Legal persons; Slovak Republic;

Summary/Abstract: The model of the so-called genuine criminal liability of legal persons was selected for a number of reasons, including inter alia implementation of committments resulting particularly from harmonization of EU legislation as well as for the purpose of introducing a more efficient sanctioning of legal persons committing crimes. To render criminal liability against a legal person effectively, it is vital that both the law enforcement authorities and courts make the model their own.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 42
  • Page Range: 353-364
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English