Die strafrechtliche Verantwortung von Geschäftsführern für Menschenrechtsverletzungen nach dem Römischen Statut

Transnational corporations are accused of involvement in the most serious human rights violations such as crimes against humanity and war crimes. The focus of thise investigation is to answer the question, whether directors of transnational companies can be held criminally responsible for the most serious human rights violations under the Rome Statute. The work focuses on the forms of perpetration, in particular on indirect perpetration by virtue of control over an organisation and complicity as well on the responsibility of civil superiors. In order to justify criminal liability, German criminal law dogmatics are first referred to, especially in the area of participation theory, because it has great importance for the Rome Statute. The author also evaluates the judicial decisions of the ICC and literature and then examines whether these legal figures apply to cases of human rights violations through business activities.