Sanctioning Corporations for Environmental Crimes in Cameroon

Abstract

This article examines the legal regime in Cameroon with respect to the sanctioning of corporations for environmental crimes in the conduct of their activities. The paper specifically outlines the legal framework for corporate criminal responsibility with emphasis on the revised Penal Code. The article further examines the types of corporations that can be held criminally liable, the types of environmental crimes they may commit as well as the sanctions meted out on them. In as much as this paper applauds the introduction of corporate criminal liability in the Penal Code, it brings out the challenges to the effective implementation of the law and calls for the amendment of the Criminal Procedure Code to readapt the changes brought in by the Penal Code in 2016.