Corporations and Criminal Responsibility

ISBN-13: 9780198267935 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 216 str.

Celia Wells

Opis

Gathering ideas from a wide range of literature, this book argues that there is no magic answer to corporate power, to issues of personal safety, and their inter-relationship with criminal law and justice. This edition has been revised and updated, taking account of the burgeoning scholarly literature. Yet, it remains distinctive in combining legal analysis and discussion of law reform debates with a theoretical account of the relationship between legal institutions and the role of risk and blame in shaping criminal law and the practices of the criminal justice system.

Recenzje

I was pleasantly suprised to find myself enjoying this thoughtful and thorough walk through the world of criminal responsibility in contemporary business. Matching legal and corporate theory with recent case studies, I was pleased at the way the author gave a balanced argument of both sides ... well researched ... both relevant and topical ... The sections on corporate killing and the arguments over strict liability were especially thought provoking.

O autorze

Celia Wells is professor of law at Cardiff University where she has taught and researched since 1986. In 2001 she held a visiting position as PriceWaterhouseCoopers Legal Chair in Women and the Law at the University of Sydney. Her research has mainly focused on criminal law, in particular the criminal liability of corporations (Corporations and Criminal Responsibility 1993 (OUP)). Reflecting her interest in issues of risk and blame, Celia Wells has also published Negotiating Tragedy (1995) a study of the law relating to disasters. With Nicola Lacey, she is co-author of Reconstructing Criminal Law (2nd edition 1998), a student text which draws on a wide range of contextual material and adopts an explicitly feminist perspective. Previous appointments-University of North London 1973-5 University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1977-86 Cardiff University 1986.