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Topic: Corporate manslaughter


In the News (Wed 30 Dec 09)

  
  corporate mission - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about corporate mission   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Statement made by a corporation that encapsulates its purpose.
The corporate mission will provide a demanding but achievable target, setting out what the company intends to accomplish.
Corporate missions should be powerful, compelling, and brief.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /corporate+mission   (96 words)

  
 Murder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Unintentionally causing a death due to recklessness or criminal negligence is treated in most countries as the lesser crime of manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide.
Causing death by dangerous driving (of a motor vehicle) was introduced because jurors, many of whom were drivers, thought the charge of manslaughter to carry too great a level of stigma for the degree of fault actually shown by some drivers and refused to convict when the charge was manslaughter.
Voluntary manslaughter is murder mitigated to manslaughter by virtue of the statutory defences under the Homicide Act 1957, namely provocation, diminished responsibility or suicide pact.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Murder   (3903 words)

  
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The law on corporate liability for negligence has changed since 1966, but it is still very difficult to bring successful prosecutions for manslaughter.
On the law relating to compensation for bereavement and to corporate liability (civil and criminal) for negligent or reckless behaviour, we read the relevant case and statute law and discussed the legal issues with lawyers practising in the field.
Corporate executives could benefit from learning how and where it is appropriate to say sorry, and to accept corporate liability for a human-made disaster.
www.nuff.ox.ac.uk /politics/aberfan/eoafinal.htm   (4304 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Corporate crime Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Corporate crime refers to criminal practices by presidents, CEOs.
These can regard fraud, damage of the environment, corporate manslaughter, exploitation of people for labour, and more.
Corporate accountability refers to the laws governing corporations, specifically regarding these corporate crimes.
www.ipedia.com /corporate_crime.html   (160 words)

  
 :: Society :: Issues :: Business :: Corporate Crime
Simon Jones Memorial Campaign - The campaign seeks justice for the family of Simon Jones who was killed whilst working as a casual labourer in a dock.
We have recently won a landmark Judicial Review challenging the crown prosecution services decision not to prosecute his employers for corporate manslaughter.
BBC News: Coke sued over "death squad" claims - The world's largest soft drink maker is being sued over allegations that it employed right-wing death squads in Colombia.
www.localadsearch.com /Society/Issues/Business/Corporate_Crime   (337 words)

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