La procédure française de plaider coupable suscite, depuis sa mise en place, de nombreux débats au coeur desquels apparaissent la liberté accordée aux magistrats dans leur prononcé de peines et la divergence de peines selon le niveau de ressources du prévenu et de surcroît selon le type...

The paper surveys the main criticisms against the economics of crime à la Becker (JPE, 1968). Some of them (external criticisms) are more focused on methological issues, and are mainly addressed by lawyers. Others (internal criticisms) aim at challenging the central result, according to which...

English abstract: In 2004, a new corporate criminal liability regime was added to the Criminal Code. In essence, this important reform facilitates the imputation of criminal liability to organizations by replacing the “identification doctrine” developed by the courts, but without creating a...