Corporate Criminal Liability In Context To Sexual Harassment Of Women At Workplace

Shivansh Chhabra, SRM University

ABSTRACT

The idea that criminal behavior is exclusive to humans is erroneous. Similar to a corporation, an artificial person is an independent legal entity with the capacity to commit criminal acts. For a long time, people in the 1600s and 1700s believed that businesses could not possibly break the law. The idea that a business has its own spirit and body as a distinct legal entity has several flaws. Consequently, they won't be able to do anything wrong that may land them in jail. But the idea of corporate crime is becoming more popular. Standard Charter Bank v. Directorate of Enforcement is only one of several decisions that have established liability. “It has been recognized that a corporation might face consequences for the criminal acts of its representatives. The concept of corporate criminal responsibility is derived from a Latin adage, Actus non facitreum, nisi mens sit rea, which states that in order for someone to be held responsible, it must be shown that they knowingly and willingly committed an illegal act or omission with wicked intent.”