Annotations on the Criminal Liability of ‘Artificial Persons’

Abstract

With the philosophical background of transhumanism, which is convenient in that it allows us to contextualise certain political-criminal proposals, the possible criminal responsibility of “artificial persons” is outlined, drawing a parallel with some formulations regarding the criminal responsibility of legal persons. It is concluded that, in theoretical logic, certain proposals on corporate criminal responsibility would allow, at least in appearance, for the criminal responsibility of a robot.