RIDP2017Vol88/issue1 – Individual Liability for Business Involvement in International Crimes

This issue is the second milestone on the way to the 20th AIDP World Congress
dedicated to ‘Criminal Justice and Corporate Business’. It brings together the
proceedings of the preparatory Colloquium on ‘Individual Liability for Business
Involvement in International Crimes’, held at the University of Buenos Aires on
March 20th-23rd, 2017.
This volume contains the resolutions adopted in Buenos Aires as well as the general
report, two special reports, and ten national reports (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia,
Croatia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, United States). It offers a
broad overview of the debate on and the main challenges raised by corporate
involvement in international crimes. Through the analysis of both national and
international case law and legislation, this issue provides insight into a variety
of topics related to the liability of corporate officials and sheds light on the
different doctrines of co-perpetration and complicity arising at the national and
international level (eg: neutral acts, negligent complicity, complicity by omission,
command responsibility; white collar crimes doctrine). Special attention is paid to
the complex balance to be achieved between an effective prosecution of these
conducts and the respect of the general principles of criminal responsibility.

Stefano Manacorda is a Full Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Campania
“Luigi Vanvitelli” (Italy) and a Visiting Professor at the Law School of the Queen
Mary University (London)

Angelo Marletta is a Post-doctoral Researcher in Criminal Law at the University
of Luxembourg

Giulio Vanacore is a Public Prosecutor at the Court of Naples and a Post-doc in
International Criminal Law at the University of Urbino (Italy)