LAWS 4302
Regulation of Corporate Crime and Misconduct
Legal, policy and theoretical perspectives on the regulation of corporate crime. Nature and causes of corporate crime and corporate misconduct. Selected case studies on the role of the state in regulating corporate behaviour and the criminal justice system’s response to corporate crime.
2026
Topics
- [January 7] Introduction
- [January 14]: Corporate Personality
- [January 21]: Business Ethics and Corporate Behaviour
- [January 28]: Corporate Crime and White-collar Crime
- [February 4]: Corporate Deterrence: Criminal and Civil Justice
- [February 11]: Women, Children and Corporations
Readings
- Simpson, Sally S, “Assessing the Failure of Corporate Deterrence and Criminal Justice [Chapter 3]” in Corporate Crime, Law and Social Control, Cambridge University Press, 2002” 45-60. [16
- Gao, Yi, “Environmental Regulation of Transnational Corporations by Host Countries.” (2023) 6 Highlights in Business, Economics and Management: 415-421 [7 Pages]
- Van den Herik, Larissa, and Jernej Letnar Černič, “Regulating corporations under international law: from human rights to international criminal law and back again.” (2010) 8.3 Journal of
- International Criminal Justice: 725-743. [19 pages]
2026
Readings
- 1 LAWS 4302A Fall 2026
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): LAWS 2908 , CRCJ 3001 , or CRCJ 3002 and fourth-year Honours standing. Seminars three hours a week.