Corporeat Responsibility for the Violation of International Criminal Law Before the International Criminal Tribunal

Abstract

Corporations have been involved in international human rights abuse and commission of international crimes, which could lead to the devastative effect to communities in many parts around the world. However, the challenge in holding corporations criminally responsible has existed as long as the mechanisms and regulations for corporate responsibility have not been actively developed. At present, international criminal tribunal has no jurisdiction over corporations and this raises concern over the corporate responsibility for the violation of international crimes. Unfortunately, it is less likely to see clear international standards which provide details of the requisite engagement of corporations before corporations can be held accountable for committing international crimes before the international criminal tribunal. The way forward is to develop the international corporate responsibility for international crimes by tracing to the legacy of judgments of the International Military Tribunals in Nuremberg in bringing non-state actors to trials. The alternative solution also lies with international organizations like the United Nations to play a significant role in developing the soft norms to become the hard and binding international law on corporate criminal responsibility.