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The study focuses on the nature and discipline of administrative liability derived from crimes committed by legal entities in the Vatican system, in compliance with the commitments assumed by the Holy See on the occasion of its Monetary Agreement with the European Union (2010) for the fight against financial malfeasance at an international level. The situation is examined in its various aspects, from the particular attribution criteria to the scope of legislative application to its sanctioning protocol, coming to the conclusion that its incidence is limited in the Vatican order due to its particular characteristics as a small state devoid of a free market and private entities running financial operations. Finally, the author focuses on the argument that the introduction of this institution in the Vatican legal system would mark a reaffirmation of criminal responsibility of legal entities in the canonical system, making some critical observations and placing the institution in the context of possible signs of the principle of canonization of civil laws (can. 22, CIC). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author addresses the delicate institutional relations between the Vatican City State, Italy and the European Union in the light of the new legislative reforms of the Vatican. He offer a critical view particularly regarding the juridical status of the Holy See and of the Vatican City State. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]