Corporations were not initially held criminally responsible for corporate activities. A corporation is considered to be a legally fictitious entity, incapable of forming the means rea necessary to commit a criminal act. Initially, corporations have not been accused of corporate responsibility. A corporation is classified as legally fictional, unable to provide the means for committing a crime. In 1909, the Supreme Court rejected this proposal. A corporate who is held criminally liable for it’s employees criminal conduct may suffer financially and criminally. A corporation can be held liable for the criminal acts of it’s employees as long as the employees are acting within the scope of employment and their conduct benefits the corporation. A corporation cannot be imprisoned or punished like individuals.
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It underlines Ubuntu's compassion and empathy, and our courts should promote that principle through rehabilitation, taking into account the potential for reconciliation between an offender and the community. Still have questions?
