Criminal liability of the parent company for offenses committed by their subsidiaries under Chilean law

This paper explores the criminal liability of parent companies for offenses committed by their subsidiaries within the context of corporate criminal responsibility in Chile. The study focuses on Article 3.2 of Act 20.393, which establishes the conditions under which criminal liability may extend within corporate groups. The analysis highlights the legal and theoretical frameworks that regulate this extension of liability, emphasizing the concept of operational autonomy and the limitations of liability compartmentalization in corporate structures. This paper provides a comprehensive interpretation of the regulations and offers an in-depth theoretical analysis of how criminal responsibility is distributed between parent companies and subsidiaries.