Abstract

This report aims to provide an overview of the regulatory framework for the criminal liability of legal entities in Mexico. To this end, it considers the background and peculiarities that prompted the reforms of the Federal Criminal Code and the National Code of Criminal Procedure; it describes the current situation concerning the corporate criminal liability and the different procedural aspects at the federal level; and it also briefly adresses diverse relevant issues of local criminal matters within the jurisdiction of the states. This paper offers a perspective on the current problems and challenges faced by the criminal liability of legal entities in the country in order to achieve an adequate legal framework and its consolidation in the practice.