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The criminal liability of legal entities has been in the focus of the criminal law reforms over the last century, especially in the modern globalization era. The theoretical debate and the creative judicial practice in cases of serious illegal behavior of corporations have provided the necessary vehicle for change from the traditional conception that legal persons cannot be liable under criminal law ('societas delinquere non potest') to the newly embraced doctrine of 'respondeat superior' (with some modification). The article presents an overview of the major concepts and theories of the criminal liability of legal entities. After providing a comprative overview of relevant legislation in the prominent criminal law systems of the United States of America, Germany and the European Union, the author provides a general overview of the Serbian legislation on this matter.

The criminal liability of legal entities has been in the focus of the criminal law reforms over the last century, especially in the modern globalization era. The theoretical debate and the creative judicial practice in cases of serious illegal behavior of corporations have provided the necessary vehicle for change from the traditional conception that legal persons cannot be liable under criminal law ('societas delinquere non potest') to the newly embraced doctrine of 'respondeat superior' (with some modification). The article presents an overview of the major concepts and theories of the criminal liability of legal entities. After providing a comprative overview of relevant legislation in the prominent criminal law systems of the United States of America, Germany and the European Union, the author provides a general overview of the Serbian legislation on this matter. ; Krivična odgovornost pravnih lica je u proteklom veku bila u središtu krivičnopravne reforme, a naročito poslednjih decenija, u jeku globalizacije. Teorijske rasprave i kreativna sudska praksa u slučajevima protivzakonitog ponašanja korporacija omogućili su neophodnu promenu tradicionalnog shvatanja da pravna lica ne mogu biti krivično odgovorna ('societas delinquere non potest'), uvažavanjem doktrine 'respondeat superior' (uz određene korekcije).Članak daje prikaz najvažnijih pojmova i teorija o krivičnoj odgovornosti pravnih lica, a potom i uporedni pregled prava Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, Nemačke, Evropske unije, kao i presek pozitivnopravnih osnova odgovornosti pravnih lica za krivična dela i privredne prestupe u pravu Republike Srbije.