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Ius Commune Onderzoekschool Universiteit Maastricht - KU Leuven - Universiteit Utrecht - Universiteit van Amsterdam |
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| Promotieonderzoek |
| PROMOVEREN IN DE SCHOOL |
| HET OPLEIDINGSPLAN |
| DE PROMOVENDI-OPLEIDING |
| DOCTORATEN IN VOORBEREIDING |
| PROMOTIES |
Corporate restructuring and the role of corporate stakeholders within this process
Promovendus: Mw. Prof. M. Olaerts
Promotores: Prof.Mr. C.A. Schwarz, Prof.Mr. B.T.M. Steins Bisschop, Dr. J. Hamers
Duur: 1/1/2003 - 31/12/2006
Promotie: Maastricht, 23/11/2007
Abstract:
Corporations are legal entities: companies and organizations that have rights and obligations just like natural persons. In the Netherlands, corporations can be held criminally liable for – in principle – all offences. Yet, how exactly corporate criminal liability can be established has proven to be a challenging question due to the uneasy fit of corporations with the criminal law. After all, when can a corporation be said to perform an ‘act’ and can thus be regarded as a perpetrator of a criminal offence?