Punishment imposition on legal persons

Punishment Imposition on Legal Persons. In this masters final thesis is being analysed how specific imposition of penalties apply to legal persons within the criminal justice system. Imposition of penalties in Lithuanian criminal law, for legal persons is poorly analysed, only certain aspects. There are no specific articles in the criminal code for legal persons. There are just main norms in criminal code, which more specifically dedicated to the natural person. The rules of punishment imposed in the Criminal Code were analyzed and the possibility of applying each of these rules to legal persons was discussed. The penalties provided for in the Criminal Code for legal persons are compared with the penalties provided for in the criminal codes of foreign states and the recommendations of the Council of the European Union. In this work has been analysed the newest Lithuanian case law studies and their practical applications for the punishment of legal persons. At the conclusion of this thesis there are some suggestions for the Lithuanian Law legislators regarding how the provision of criminal law could be adjusted so that the regulation for legal persons would be clearer and would also match application of case law