Corporate Liability for International Crimes Under Canada's Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act
Given that the Rome Statute does not provide jurisdiction to try corporations for breaches of international criminal law, it has been suggested that national jurisdictions might be used to fill this impunity gap. The author presents several arguments. First, the international criminal law system, including the Rome Statute - and particularly the principles of universal jurisdiction and complementarity - provides the theoretical grounding for states to assert jurisdiction over international crimes wider than the International Criminal Court (ICC). Second, Canada, owing to interactions between its domestic legislation implementing the ICC Statute and existing national criminal law, is now able to prosecute corporations for breaches of international criminal law. Finally, this increased jurisdiction of Canadian courts is consistent with the current status of corporations under international criminal law. What is really interesting about Canada's approach, however, is not so much that it has created a new legal principle, but rather that it is one of the first countries to establish jurisdiction over international crimes committed by corporate entities which were previously committed with impunity
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2010
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Authors: | Wanless, W. Cory |
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[2010]: [S.l.] : SSRN |
Subject: | Kanada | Canada | Kriminalität | Crime | ARCH-Modell | ARCH model | Haftung | Liability | Wirtschaftskriminalität | Economic crime | Völkerrechtsverbrechen | Crimes against international law |
Description of contents: | Abstract [papers.ssrn.com] |
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Extent: | 1 Online-Ressource |
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Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
Language: | English |
Notes: | In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, Vol. 7, Issue 1, pp. 201-221, 2009 Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 2009 erstellt Volltext nicht verfügbar |
Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013152887
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