Corporate liability and international criminal law / Alessandra de Tommaso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Corporate criminal liability and the Nuremberg experience -- The question of corporations in the aftermath of the Nuremberg trials -- The adoption of the Rome Statute : corporate criminal liability's swan song? -- Corporate criminal liability after the Rome : international developments in the aftermath of the adoption of the ICC statute -- National developments and the comparative law argument in the debate on corporate criminal liability -- Translating corporate criminal liability into the international criminal justice system : amending the statute of the ICC.

"This book investigates whether corporate criminal liability should be incorporated within the scope of international criminal law. The work provides unique insight into the evolution of the debate on the international criminal liability of corporations to facilitate future discussion on the possibility of including corporations within the scope of international criminal law. It combines a detailed examination of Nuremberg and Rome with the examination of previously overlooked initiatives such as the Draft Code of Offences against Peace and Security of Mankind and the 1951 and 1953 Committees on International Criminal Jurisdiction. This analysis is also complemented by a review of significant post-1998 international and domestic developments around corporate criminal liability. In addition, it offers suggestions for the development of an amendment to hold corporations accountable under the Statute of the ICC. The book contributes to the existing literature on the topic of corporate liability which attracts significant attention from scholars in the fields of Law, Business and Political Science. It will be useful to professionals in the academic and diplomatic fields, researchers, legal advisors, and business leaders. It will also be of interest to anyone who wants to understand the debate on holding businesses accountable under international criminal law"-- Provided by publisher.