CORPORATE CRIMINAL LIABILITY IN CAMEROON: THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA
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Corporate, corporations, criminal liabilityAbstract
This article examines the current state of Cameroonian law with respect to corporate criminal liability for negligent or reckless acts and omissions in the conduct of their businesses. This paper analysis the legal framework for corporate criminal liability with specific regards to the amended Penal Code provisions with specific focuses on what constitute corporate crimes as spelt out in the amended Penal Code of 12 July 2016. The paper hails the incorporation of corporate criminal liability into the law. However, the paper upholds that the law poses some theoretical challenges in the attribution of corporate criminal liability and practical problems linked with the procedure of applying sanctions. The paper calls for a review of the criminal procedure code to suite the amendment of the criminal code and the effective implementation of the new law by the courts so as to achieve deterrence.
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