Why Personhood Doesn't Matter: Corporate Criminal Liability and Sanctions

Steven D. Walt; ;

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Why Personhood Doesn't Matter: Corporate Criminal Liability and Sanctions

Steven D. Walt

CO-AUTHORS William S. Laufer

PUBLISHER

American Journal of Criminal Law

DATE

1991

UVA Law Faculty Affiliations

Steven D. Walt

John W. Glynn Jr. Law & Business Program

Citation

William S. Laufer & Steven D. Walt, Why Personhood Doesn't Matter: Corporate Criminal Liability and Sanctions, 18 American Journal of Criminal Law 263-288 (1991).

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