The spatial application of the company’s criminal liability in Swiss Criminal law in light of the recent jurisprudence of the Federal Court

The opening of borders and the globalisation of many commercial activities have encouraged the development of cross-border crime. In Switzerland, as in Europe or Latin America, there has been a resurgence of criminal proceedings with an international dimension against companies. Article 102 of the S...

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Autores:
Godel, Thierry
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Fecha de publicación:
2020
Institución:
Universidad EAFIT
Repositorio:
Repositorio EAFIT
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/17671
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10784/17671
Palabra clave:
Corporate criminal responsibility
Corporate crime in space
Criminal Law in space
Swiss Criminal Law.
Responsabilidad de la empresa
Delito empresarial en el espacio
Derecho penal en el espacio
Derecho penal suizo.
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Copyright © 2020 Thierry Godel
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Summary:The opening of borders and the globalisation of many commercial activities have encouraged the development of cross-border crime. In Switzerland, as in Europe or Latin America, there has been a resurgence of criminal proceedings with an international dimension against companies. Article 102 of the Swiss Penal Code appears as a fundamental instrument in the fight against corporate crime. However, since the recognition of a corporate criminal responsibility in the Swiss Criminal Law, in 2003, a key issue remained unresolved: does the law provide a new corporate crime or a sui generis form of participation in a crime committed by a natural person? In its judgement of 12th December 2019, the Swiss Federal Court clarified this fundamental aspect which influences the spatial application of the corporate criminal responsibility, respectively the competence of the Swiss authorities.