scholarly journals Death Penalty (Liquidation) of a Legal Entity as a Criminal Punishment and Bringing of a Legal Entity to the Criminal Liability after Winding up: Foreign Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
Aleksandr V. Fedorov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Death Penalty ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Criminal Prosecution ◽  
Legal Capacity ◽  
Criminal Punishment ◽  
Legal Entity ◽  
Foreign Experience ◽  
Criminal Sanctions ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Entities

The article is dedicated to issues of criminal liability of legal entities. Criminal sanctions applicable to legal entities including measures of criminal punishment are reviewed. It is noted that where a death penalty (deprivation of life) is the supreme measure of punishment for individuals, the supreme measure of punishment for legal entities is liquidation of a legal entity, its death penalty in fact, which manifests itself in the loss of the legal capacity. Attention is paid to the fact that punishment in form of liquidation is usually imposed in cases when the activities of a legal entity were in general or to a great extent aimed at committing of criminal acts or when the seriousness of a committed crime makes it impossible to preserve a legal entity and continue its activities. It is noted that court may impose other punishments in addition to liquidation of a legal entity, for example, property seizure or a fine. The author gives examples of application of liquidation of a legal entity as a criminal punishment abroad. It is stated that in some countries it is possible to bring a legal entity to the criminal liability after winding up (loss of the legal capacity). Attention is focused on the fact that while death of an individual makes criminal prosecution impossible, loss of the legal capacity ("death" of a legal entity) should not exclude the criminal liability, as self-liquidation may for example be one of the ways of evasion from criminal liability by a legal entity. Conclusion is made that study of the foreign experience of introduction of the criminal liability of legal entities including application of such criminal sanction as liquidation of a legal entity and the establishment of the regulatory procedure for the criminal liability of a legal entity after winding up (loss of the legal capacity) is more than of theoretical interest only, as there are objective prerequisites for the introduction of the criminal liability of legal entities in the Russian Federation and study of foreign laws in the indicated sphere is important for the development of the Russian theory of the criminal liability of legal entities and drafting of the corresponding amendments to the Russian criminal laws.

scholarly journals Criminal Liability of Legal Entities under the Laws of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
Aleksandr V. Fedorov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Legal Entity ◽  
Criminal Sanctions ◽  
Republic Of Macedonia ◽  
Special Part ◽  
Yugoslav Republic ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Discretionary Powers ◽  
Legal Entities

The article is dedicated to the review of the laws of the Republic of Macedonia (the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) on criminal liability of legal entities established in 2004 by introduction of amendments and supplements to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Macedonia. The article analyzes legal resolutions allowing consideration of a legal entity as a criminal liability subject; gives a scope of legal entities which can be brought to criminal liability; focuses on the fact that legal entities in the Republic of Macedonia may not be brought to criminal liability for any acts acknowledged as punishable by the national criminal laws, rather for the acts which are specifically addressed in the articles of the Special Part of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Macedonia or other criminal laws. The author reviews such types of criminal sanctions applicable to legal entities as a fine, legal entity liquidation, forfeiture and sentence publication; notes the circumstances taken into account at punishment imposition and conditions for release from punishment as well as criminal and procedural peculiarities of bringing legal entities to liability including indication of broad discretionary powers of a prosecutor in solution of issues on bringing legal entities to criminal liability.

scholarly journals Criminal Liability of Legal Entities under the Laws of the Republic of Slovenia

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 75-80
Author(s):  
Aleksandr V. Fedorov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Legal Entity ◽  
Criminal Sanctions ◽  
Commercial Activities ◽  
Criminal Offenses ◽  
Conditional Sentence ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Legal Entities

The article is dedicated to review of the laws of the Republic of Slovenia on the criminal liability of legal entities; the main acts are the Special Law on the Liability of Legal Entities for Criminal Offenses of 1999 and the Criminal Code of the Republic of Slovenia. The article reviews statutory resolutions making it possible to review a legal entity as a criminal liability subject; gives a number of persons, which can be brought to criminal liability; focuses on the fact that legal entities can be brought to criminal liability in the Republic of Slovenia for a limited number of acts (crimes) defined by the law; considers criminal sanctions applicable to legal entities: fi ne, forfeiture of property, legal entity liquidation, prohibition to place securities held by a legal entity; reviews the possibility of imposition of a conditional sentence on a legal entity and the security measures applicable to legal entities, including: sentence publication and prohibition to engage in specific commercial activities.

History of development of modern concepts of criminal responsibility of artificial intelligence in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (03) ◽  
pp. 259-264
Author(s):  
Viktor Shestak
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Criminal Prosecution ◽  
Legal Capacity ◽  
History Of Development ◽  
History Of ◽  
Legal Entities

This research proves the failure to address theoretically fundamental issues of robots' legal capacity and cyber security and as a result crudity of issues concerning criminal liability of robots for their actions. The proposals of a number of Spanish scientists on the possibility of non-proliferation of the sphere of criminal law on robots in connection with the existing possibility of criminal prosecution of legal entities in Spain have been worked out. In retrospect, the Spanish concepts of criminal responsibility of artificial intelligence were studied: their novels, shortcomings and problems of application in modern conditions were revealed.

scholarly journals ON THE QUESTION OF POSSIBILITY TO INTRODUCE IN RUSSIA A CRIMINAL LIABILITY AND CRIMINAL PUNISHMENTS OF LEGAL ENTITIES (COMPARATIVE ASPECT)

2017 ◽  
pp. 21-25
Author(s):  
Владислав Артемов ◽  
Vladislav Artemov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Current Debate ◽  
Criminal Sanctions ◽  
Russian Scientific ◽  
French Experience ◽  
Comparative Aspect ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Administrative Code ◽  
Legal Entities

The article is devoted to a problem that causes a lot of controversy in a Russian scientific community at present: the possibility and expediency of introducing in Russia the institute of criminal liability of legal persons. The author underlines the problems of this issue. The main arguments of both supporters and opponents of criminal liability of legal persons are presented. Among the main arguments against – the question of personal guilt, which is a major problem and an obstacle to the introduction of this institute, the possibility of tightening the liability of legal persons in other branches of law, etc. Among the main supporting arguments of legal entities’ the criminal liability, referred to in this article, there are international obligations of the Russian Federation, greater efficiency of criminal sanctions, criminal record of legal persons, judicial optimization and others. Attention is also paid to the fact that since 2002 in the Russian Federation there has already existed administrative liability of legal persons, which was one of the major novelties of the Administrative Code, 2002. Russian administrative scholars have formulated the theoretical and practical bases of administrative liability of legal persons that can be used and the introduction of criminal liability of legal persons. In addition, attention is paid to the current debate in Russia on the possible introduction of the category of criminal offence and the possible merging of criminal liability and administrative liability in one single form of legal liability. In this connection it may be interesting to refer to the French experience, where are three categories of offences: crime, délit and contravention. At the end of the article the author points out the objective difficulties of the possible introduction into the domestic legal system the institute of legal persons’ criminal liability, which is caused by a number of reasons, first of all by the established principles of domestic criminal law doctrine.

scholarly journals On the issue of introduction of criminal responsibility of juridical persons for corruption crimes

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Fedorov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Legal Entity ◽  
International Obligations ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Entities

The article substantiates the author’s conclusion to the effect that the introduction of criminal liability of legal entities is a forecast tendency of Russian criminal law policy development, and exposes objective grounds for introducing such a liability. It points out that criminal responsibility of bodies corporate is established in many countries and required by international obligations of the Russian Federation. The article contains data on the charging of legal entities in the Russian Federation with an administrative offence of illegal gratuity on behalf of a legal entity (Article 19.28 of the Code of Administrative Offences) and formulates reasons pointing out the insufficient effectiveness of the existing institution of legal persons’ administrative liability for acts of that type.

Criminal Responsibility of Legal Persons for Corruption-Related Crimes

10.12737/7249 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 0-0
Author(s):  
Александр Федоров ◽  
Aleksandr Fedorov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Criminal Responsibility ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Legal Entity ◽  
International Obligations ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Legal Entities

The article substantiates the author’s conclusion to the effect that the introduction of criminal liability of legal entities is a forecast tendency of Russian criminal law policy development, and exposes objective grounds for introducing such a liability. It points out that criminal responsibility of bodies corporate is established in many countries and required by international obligations of the Russian Federation. The article contains data on the charging of legal entities in the Russian Federation with an administrative offence of illegal gratuity on behalf of a legal entity (Article 19.28 of the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation) and formulates reasons pointing out the insufficient effectiveness of the existing institution of legal persons’ administrative liability for acts of that type.

Suspended Sentence and Placement in a Special Educational Institution: Features of Application and Correlation in the Context of the Systematic Nature of Criminal Law

2021 ◽  
pp. 267-271
Author(s):  
Vаleria A. Terentieva ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Criminal Punishment ◽  
Simultaneous Application ◽  
Closed Type ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Law Regulation

The systematic nature of criminal law forms the main features of the industry, namely: normativity, universalism, that is, the absence of casuistry and obligation. The strict consistency of both the entire industry and its individual institutions allows avoiding the redundancy of criminal law regulation, clearly determining the legal status of a person in conflict with the law. However, the norms of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation do not always meet these requirements due to defects in legal technology, and, sometimes, gaps in regulation. In practice, the courts, in an effort to minimize the above defects, sometimes resort to excessive criminal law regulation; as an example, the article gives the ratio of the application of suspended sentence and placement in a special educational institution of a closed type. The article analyzes sentences to minors in which Art. 73 and Part 2 of Art. 92 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation were simultaneously applied in one sentence for the same act. For a comprehensive study, the article analyzed sentences to minors held in special educational institutions of a closed type for the period from 2014 to 2020, criminal statistics posted on the website of the Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation, as well as various points of view of leading legal scholars. The research methods of static observation, analysis and synthesis, the system-structural method, as well as a number of factographic methods, were used. The study develops from the general to the specific, i.e., first, systematicity is analyzed as a property of the branch of criminal law and then as a property of a legal institution, namely, the release of minors from criminal liability. Consistency as a property of the institution of exemption from criminal punishment presupposes the impossibility of intersecting elements within one institution. Special attention is paid to the legal nature of suspended sentence as the most common punishment measure for minors, and its effectiveness. Then the cases of the simultaneous application of Art. 73 and Part 2 of Art. 92 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation are analyzed. In the course of the study, the author examines the features of suspended sentence and placement in a special educational and educational institution of a closed type, compares these two forms of criminal liability, and highlights the differences. The conclusion is that the simultaneous placement in a special educational institution of a closed type and suspended sentence are a redundancy of criminal law regulation. The article raises the question of the need to improve the Criminal Code in terms of the development of placement in a special educational and educational institution of a closed type as a type of exemption from criminal punishment: the court is to be provided with the opportunity to control the juvenile offender’s correctional process.

scholarly journals The Development of the Legal Position of Legal Entities in Russian Criminal Proceedings

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 48-53
Author(s):  
Galina I. Sedova ◽  
◽  
Yulia V. Drazhevskaya ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Criminal Process ◽  
Legal Entity ◽  
State Register ◽  
Procedure Code ◽  
Legal Position ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Legal Entities

The current Criminal Procedure Code of the Russian Federation, while securing the opportunity for a legal entity to participate in criminal proceedings, does not establish which organizations are to be understood as a “legal entity”. In this regard, this concept in the criminal process is often identified with the civil-legal definition of a legal entity, leaving behind its framework organizations that are not subject to registration in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities. Meanwhile, historical analysis indicates that legal entities were participants in criminal procedural relations long before the concept of “legal entity” was consolidated in civil legislation, as well as the establishment of the procedure for their registration. At the same time, starting from the XI century, the possibility of participation of legal entities in the criminal process was determined by criteria that have not lost their relevance at the present time.

scholarly journals The History of the Development of the French Laws on Criminal Liability of Legal Entities

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 46-56
Author(s):  
Aleksandr V. Fedorov ◽  
◽  
Mikhail V. Krichevtsev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Economic Crime ◽  
Penal Code ◽  
Criminal Prosecution ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Law ◽  
Legal Entities

The article reviews the history of development of French laws on criminal liability of legal entities. The authors note that the institution of criminal liability of legal entities (collective criminal liability) dates back to the ancient times and has been forming in the French territory for a long time. Initially, it was established in the acts on collective liability residents of certain territories, in particular, in the laws of the Salian Franks. This institution was inherited from the Franks by the law of the medieval France, and got transferred from the medieval period to the French criminal law of the modern period. The article reviews the laws of King Louis XIV as an example of establishment of collective criminal liability: the Criminal Ordinance of 1670 and the Ordinances on Combating Vagrancy and Goods Smuggling of 1706 and 1711. For the first time ever, one can study the Russian translation of the collective criminal liability provisions of the said laws. The authors state that although the legal traditions of collective liability establishment were interrupted by the transformations caused by the French Revolution of 1789 to 1794, criminal liability of legal entities remained in Article 428 of the French Penal Code of 1810 as a remnant of the past and was abolished only as late as in 1957. The publication draws attention to the fact that the criminal law codification process was not finished in France, and some laws stipulating criminal liability of legal entities were in effect in addition to the French Penal Code of 1810: the Law on the Separation of Church and State of December 9, 1905; the Law of January 14, 1933; the Law on Maritime Trade of July 19, 1934; the Ordinance on Criminal Prosecution of the Press Institutions Cooperating with Enemies during World War II of May 5, 1945. The authors describe the role of the Nuremberg Trials and the documents of the Council of Europe in the establishment of the French laws on criminal liability of legal entities, in particular, Resolution (77) 28 On the Contribution of Criminal Law to the Protection of the Environment, Recommendation No. R (81) 12 On Economic Crime, the Recommendation No. R (82) 15 On the Role of Criminal Law in Consumer Protection and Recommendation No. (88) 18 of the Committee of Ministers to Member States Concerning Liability of Enterprises Having Legal Personality for Offences Committed in the Exercise of Their Activities. The authors conclude that the introduction of the institution of criminal liability of legal entities is based on objective conditions and that research of the history of establishment of the laws on collective liability is of great importance for understanding of the modern legal regulation of the issues of criminal liability of legal entities.

scholarly journals Recovery of Damages from the Head of an Economic Entity: Legislation of the Russian Federation and Law Enforcement Practice

2019 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 10003
Author(s):  
Y.A. Dorofeeva ◽  
M.N. Zubkova
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Good Faith ◽  
Legal Entity ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
Economic Entity ◽  
Legal Method ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Right ◽  
Legal Entities

A legal entity as a union recognized in law and absent as an independent entity outside the law, exists and carries out its activities through the governing bodies whose composition and competence are always predetermined by the norms of positive law. Undoubtedly, the rights of the governing bodies of a legal entity, as well as the duties of the head of the organization, must be strictly predetermined and have limits defined by law. Failure of this rule would mean the possibility of abuse of the right by the governing bodies of legal entities, their release from the obligation to lead the organization in good faith and reasonably, evasion from the fulfillment of obligations assumed by the legal entity through the sole executive body or another governing body of the organization. In order to prevent harm to the organization and third parties, the governing bodies of the legal entity, the legislator set certain rules for the activities of the governing bodies of the legal entity, as well as the grounds for applying measures of responsibility for violating such rules. The responsibility of the head includes the recovery of damages caused by his fault to a legal entity. The purpose of the study is to analyze the grounds and conditions for recovery of damages caused by the head of the organization in the legislation of the Russian Federation and arbitration practice. The objectives of the study are to determine the grounds for liability of the head of a legal entity in the form of damages, show the genesis of the formation of Russian legislation and the practice of its use by courts on recovering losses of a legal entity from the head of an organization, identify criteria for determining the presence of both good faith and reasonableness in the behavior of managers of legal entities, brought to responsibility in the form of the obligation to pay damages to the organization they lead. In carrying out the study, such methods were used as: general scientific - analysis, synthesis, comparison, generalization, historical method; private-scientific: formal-legal, comparative-legal, allowing to consider the issues of bringing to responsibility in the form of recovery of damages of the head of a legal entity; Formal legal method for determining the content of abstract categories - reasonableness, good faith, permissible behavior, method of system-structural analysis - to study the possibility of applying damages as a form of responsibility for the guilty behavior of a special entity - the head of a legal entity The result of the study is the establishment of the grounds and conditions for applying to the head (former head) of a legal entity responsibility in the form of recovery of damages caused to the organization managed by it, in the legislation of the Russian Federation and judicial practice. The findings and results of the study can be used for further research and as educational material, in legislative work and in law enforcement practice.

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