Published: 15 June 2014
Purpose: study of the issue on introduction of criminal responsibility of juridical persons in fighting with organized crime. Methods: the author analysed the experience of introduction of criminal responsibility of juridical persons in foreign legislation. Results and sphere of application: the author considered the perspective of introduction of criminal responsibility of juridical persons from a perspective of complex analysis of the existing gaps of the given institute, taking into account theoretical approaches and the received experience of applying similar propositions of criminal law developed in the world juridical practice. The author concludes that the introduction of criminal responsibility will provide more complete realization of the principle of inevitable responsibility, as a physical person is not able to compensate all damages caused because of criminal actions. Scientific novelty: scientific novelty is determined by the choice of the theme and substantiation of possibility to bring a juridical person to a trial.
