نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 گروه حقوق، واحد تهران شمال، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران. ایران
2 گروه حقوق، واحد دماوند، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، دماوند، ایران.
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Abstract
The expansion of multinational corporate activity in conflict-affected areas, coupled with the role of extractive economies and natural resource trade in financing armed violence, has brought corporate accountability to the forefront of contemporary international criminal law debates. Nevertheless, under the Rome Statute the International Criminal Court lacks jurisdiction over legal persons, and its regime of criminal responsibility remains fundamentally individual-centered. Employing a doctrinal and interpretive approach, this article examines the Court’s jurisdictional framework and core principles of international criminal law in order to assess the extent to which corporate-related conduct may fall within the ICC’s reach. The analysis demonstrates that any attempt to attribute direct criminal responsibility to corporations conflicts with the Statute’s express limitation of personal jurisdiction and with the principle of legality (nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege), including the requirement of strict construction in criminal matters. At the same time, the article argues that a careful engagement with modes of liability under Article 25(3) of the Rome Statute particularly aiding and abetting and contribution to a common purpose can provide a viable pathway for assessing the criminal responsibility of corporate executives and decision-makers, even in the absence of their physical presence at the crime scene. The article concludes that narrowing the accountability gap requires reliance on individual criminal responsibility alongside complementary domestic and international mechanisms.
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