Cumplimiento penal

Abstract

This paper focuses on analyzing the origin, evolution and impact of corporate criminal compliance practice worldwide, especially in Ecuador. In order to understand this concept, we need to detach it from the corporate compliance definition. The compliance trend was born through a court sanctioning chronology, especially in the United States and United Kingdom, where case law evidences how corporate criminal liability has gained prominence, added to the media scandals from the ninety’s and two thousands. Permeating the corporate culture of compliance goes beyond just collecting permits and operating regulations; therefore we need to investigate the formal elements that allow its implementation. These include the structure of good corporate governance and the institution of the compliance officer. The article discusses the concepts of both compliance and criminal compliance, its main components and structure as well as the main rules relating to its global application, and finally his emergence in the Ecuadorian legal system.