Penal responsibility of juridical person in Spanish penal law

Abstract

The article is dedicated to analize the institute of penal responsibility of juridical persons in Spanish penal law. During the last 10 years Spain had two big reforms of Penal Code which leaded to denial the principle of societas delinquiere non potest and to establish the penal responsibility for crimes defined en the code. Recognition of the possibility of legal entity to have a penal responsibility shows the European tendency to recognize juridical persons as subjects of penal law.