Criminal Responsibility for the Conduct of Others in Economic Offenses under Jordanian Law:

A Comparative Analysis

Abstract

Economic crimes are specific crimes of a unique nature that are distinguished from other crimes in several ways, including that the subject of the crime is public money, and its impact is directly reflected in the national economy. Given the specificity and importance of this crime, the Jordanian legislator decided to organize its provisions under a particular law, Economic Crimes No. 11 of 1993 and its amendments. According to this law, the Jordanian legislator sometimes deviated from the general rules followed in the penal law in terms of criminal participation, the statute of limitation, and attribution of disciplinary responsibility to third parties and legal persons, in contrast to the criminally followed principle that includes the personality and legitimacy of punishment, as the study touched on Criminal responsibility in the scope of economic crimes for the actions of others, which is the responsibility of the subordinate for the crimes and financial violations committed by his subordinate by his work or because of his job. Third parties within the scope of economic crimes explicitly through the text of Article (5) of the Economic Crimes Law. These crimes are extremely dangerous, especially since they involve public money and are directly related to the national economy. One of the most important recommendations of the study is that the Jordanian legislator should set explicit conditions for determining the extent of the follower's responsibility for the act of their subordinate.