ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we begin by providing an overview of laws and regulations at the domestic and international levels for states and corporations that ideally serve as mechanisms of control for crimes of the powerful. After an overview of international laws and regulatory frameworks, we draw from several countries across the globe to discuss domestic regulations put in place to constrain crimes of the powerful. We then critique mechanisms of control at both international and national levels and provide specific examples where regulatory bodies, regardless of their intent to constrain states and corporations, nevertheless permit acts that cause harm, violence, and environmental degradation. We end with a discussion of how law is used to suppress whistleblowers of crimes of the powerful.
