Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 PhD Student in Private Law, Maragheh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Private Law, Maragheh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh, Iran
3 Assistant Professor of Law, Maragheh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh, Iran
Abstract
Legal entities have legal responsibilities like natural persons. Civil laws have not explicitly discussed this type of responsibilities and only criminal laws have paid attention to this issue. It seems that from the point of view of civil lawyers, establishing civil liability for legal entities is an obvious thing that does not need to be mentioned in the laws. This research was conducted in an analytical-descriptive method and its purpose is to analyze the Iranian model of the implementation of civil laws on legal entities and at the same time compare it with a similar model in England. In Iran's legal system, the issue of civil liability has been discussed and the compensation for damages caused by the fault of the persons should be done by the culprits. The legal systems of Iran and England emphasize the responsibility of legal persons in this regard, but it is possible to file a lawsuit on behalf of legal persons from the personnel due to causing damage. It is recognized only in Iranian law. The legal system of England has directly considered the manager of the company and the group to be criminally responsible for the crimes of the accident and has not considered specific punishments for the legal person. This is despite the fact that in Iran's legal system, special punishments for legal entities such as the prohibition of activity and liquidation are not provided, and punishments such as retribution are not assigned to legal entities.
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