Incorporation of the autonomous liability of corporate bodies in the opinion on the new Criminal Code: do I need now a criminal compliance?

Currently, different legal systems are starting to demand criminal responsibility of corporate bodies. The Opinion on the New Criminal Code, prepared by the Justice and Human Rights Commission of the Congress of the Republic of Peru, follows this trend, proposing an exemption from liability in case...

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Autores: Ruiz Baltazar, Carmen, Palomino Ramírez, Walter
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/15591
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/themis/article/view/15591
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Criminal Law
criminal compliance
criminal liability of corporate bodies
risk management
good corporate governance
accessory consequences
Derecho Penal
responsabilidad penal de personas jurídicas
gestión de riesgos
buen gobierno corporativo
consecuencias accesorias
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Sumario:Currently, different legal systems are starting to demand criminal responsibility of corporate bodies. The Opinion on the New Criminal Code, prepared by the Justice and Human Rights Commission of the Congress of the Republic of Peru, follows this trend, proposing an exemption from liability in case the corporate body counts with a criminal compliance.Given this situation, in this article, the authors answer the arising questions: what does criminal compliance stands for? What are the accessory consequences of the criminal liability of corporate bodies in our current legislation? What are the novelties that the Opinion on the New Criminal Code introduces?