The Criminal Liability of Legal Entities under the Laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The article is dedicated to a review of the laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the criminal liability of legal entities. The article reviews the criminal law system of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which includes among other laws the four criminal codes: the Criminal Code of Bosnia and Herzegovina; the Criminal Code of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; the Criminal Code of the Republic of Srpska and the Criminal Code of the Brčko District. The author analyzes provisions of the criminal laws of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the criminal liability of legal entities. The author notes that pursuant to such provisions, legal entities are acknowledged as a criminal liability subject; gives a number of legal entities, which can be brought to criminal liability; underlines that legal entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina can be brought to criminal liability for any acts acknowledged as punishable by the national criminal laws. The publication reviews the grounds and conditions for the criminal liability of legal entities; the model of the criminal liability of legal entities; the criminal sanctions imposed on legal entities and the applied security measures. It is noted that the criminal codes in effect in Bosnia and Herzegovina make a distinction between the punishment measures, security measures, seizure of proceeds of crime and legal consequences of conviction of a legal entity.