About the Criminal Responsibility of Legal Persons and its Influence in Colombia

In a globalized world, corporate crime has been increasing exceptionally. This has created new challenges for the criminal law to protect legal rights from many new risks. This increase in corporate crime has made it possible that corporations can be prosecuted under the criminal system in some countries. It is because of that we must consider it important to analyze the possibility of creating a Criminal Law System for corporations in our legal system. In this article we offer answers about the base over which we can create a corporate crime system, from a Colombian perspective. Also, we will found out some aspects about the actions taken by corporations and their culpability. At the end we will present a short proposal that contains general aspects over which we hope to develop a Positive Law