Abstract

The Italian system of administrative liability for legal persons is the mirror from which the Spanish legislator drew inspiration to incorporate corporate criminal liability. The judgment of the Italian Court of Cassation examined in this paper interprets certain concepts and develops specific approaches that are of interest to the Spanish model of criminal liability of legal persons. This paper analyzes the interpretation of the model of corporate negligence liability, the judicial rules on the suitability of an organizational model, the autonomy and independence of the supervisory body, and the requirements of fraudulent avoidance, as well as the connections with the jurisprudential and doctrinal developments in Spain.