Corporate Criminal Liability in the Netherlands

Abstract

This report will provide a brief overview of the concept of corporate criminal liability in the Netherlands. Following a description of the historic development of this concept, attention will be paid to the substantive law regarding corporate liability – including the concept of secondary liability and defenses – and to specific rules for the trial and the punishment of legal persons. Special attention will also be paid to the position in Dutch criminal law of the public law legal person, such as the provinces. The report will be completed with a short evaluation of the concept of corporate criminal liability in the Netherlands. Contents