Criminal Liability for Board of Director’s Members in Public Shareholding Companies in Jordanian Companies Law

Abstract

This study dealt with criminal liability for board of director’s members of public shareholding companies in Jordanian Companies Law, in addition to Jordanian criminal code. Criminal liability of legal person has been clarified through this study; also boards of director’s crimes were determined by a number of results. The most important of these is the fact that criminal liability applied to the legal person is exactly the same for the natural person, taking into consideration the nature of legal person and the corresponding criminal penalties.