Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide: Scope for a New Legislation in India

by Shivam Goel

Overview

A corporation is an artificial legal person, existing only in the contemplation of law, having perpetual succession and common seal. Can a corporation commit crime, for its inability to form mens rea? If yes, then can it be accused of crimes as grave as homicide? Even post the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and the Uphaar Cinema Tragedy, absence of legislation such as the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act, 2007 (UK) is no less a pity. Absolute liability theory (coupled with deep-pocket theory), though is an improvisation over the strict liability theory but has failed to ensure corporate criminal deterrence. This book is an attempt to ponder over issues relating to corporate criminal behaviour, in particular 'corporate homicide' and 'corporate manslaughter'.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781482846829
Publisher:	Partridge Publishing India
Publication date:	06/26/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	204
File size:	260 KB

About the Author

Author is a graduate in law from the Faculty of Law (University of Delhi) with his masters in law from the National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) in Corporate and Commercial Law. Post his LL.M, he underwent commercial law training at the Almoayed Law Chambers (Kingdom of Bahrain, Manama).