LAW 534 Lecture 6: Lecture 6 + 7.docx

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Law and Business
• Course: LAW 534
• Professor: Gil Lan

Document Summary

Crime = mens reus + actus reus. Attribute director person : representative of the corporation. We are looking for mens rea of corporation; you have to see if directing minds of corporation. Doctrine of respondeat superior: employers are responsible for the actions of their employees performed within the course of employment. Vicarious liability is used in employment law liability we do not use vicarious liability but for the purposes of criminal corporate. Vl = if any person of the corporation had the mens rea, the corporation did it. Identification doctrine: attributes liability to a company when crime is commited by senior employees or directing minds . Only those in a high enough position who can influence policy decisions of the corporation will be identified as the directing minds i. e. board of directors . There are multiple directing minds and multiple decision making layers. Why do people criticize dredge and lock rule pg.