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- Title
Regulation Crisis: Evaluating the Potential Legitimizing Effects of “Corporate Manslaughter” Cases.
- Authors
ALMOND, PAUL
- Abstract
This article identifies a new direction for discussion of the proposed “corporate manslaughter” offense. Considering work-related fatality cases with reference to the concept of legitimacy allows us to obtain a fuller understanding of their importance and the potential benefits associated with reform of the law. Work-related fatality cases have inherent power as “signal offenses.” A failure to resolve these cases in a manner that satisfies the interests of the “publics” that the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) faces, may lead to a crisis of legitimacy for the agency. Reforming the law so as to facilitate such a response may offer important legitimatory benefits to regulators.
- Subjects
HOMICIDE; CRIMINAL law; OFFENSES against the person; VIOLENT deaths; CRISES
- Publication
Law & Policy, 2007, Vol 29, Issue 3, p285
- ISSN
0265-8240
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9930.2007.00256.x