As artificial intelligence (AI) systems become more sophisticated and play a larger role in
society, arguments that they should have some form of legal personality gain credence. The …

What role does corporate law play in holding directors accountable for compliance failures?
Until recently, the answer has been" very little." The prevalent standard for director oversight …

This article compares the criminal punishment of corporations in the twentyfirst century with
two ancient legal practices-deodand (the punishment of animals and objects that have …

Scholars have highlighted the use of punishment as a tool to defend laws and norms, deter
deviance, and restore justice in the aftermath of organizational misconduct. However …

Corporate law has long taken a dim view of corporate lawbreaking. Corporations can be
chartered only for lawful activity. Contemporary case law characterizes the intentional …

York Central & Hudson River RR Co. v. United States, 1 the Supreme Court decision that
created corporate criminal liability. We have now had a century of experience with the …

The conventional wisdom states that prosecuting corporations can subject them to terrible
collateral consequences that risk putting them out of business and causing massive social …

This article explores the mechanisms by which corporate prestige produces distorted legal
outcomes. Drawing on social psychological theories of status, we suggest that prestige …

Incapacitating Criminal Corporations Page 1 Incapacitating Criminal Corporations W. Robert
Thomas* If there is any consensus in the fractious debates over corporate punishment, it is this: a …

Some corporations have become so large or so systemically important that when they
violate the law, the government cannot credibly threaten" efficient" criminal sanctions. By …