LAW 534 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Normal School, Strict Liability, Statutory Interpretation
11 Apr 2017
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Quick quiz on stuff you learned in law 122. Chapter 5: the changing face of corporate and organizational criminal liability. Chapter 3 and 3 related to strict liability (actus reus and due diligence) This chapter is about criminal liability for corporations (as well as other organizations) Note bill c-45 (amendments to the federal criminal code) is now law although the textbook will often refer to its provisions as bill c-45 anyway. Criminal liability is different from civil liability: what is the difference between these 2, in criminal liability you are facing the crown, civil liability deals with private individuals and a plaintiff. Criminal liability is also different from piercing the corporate veil. Also remember: the corporation and responsible individuals can both be held criminally responsible (not either/or ) Corporation: a legal fiction (a legally created person distinct from its shareholders, etc. )
