III. The Relations Between Principal and Third Party
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Volume III: Private International Law | Chapter 29 (1974): Agency
Completed in November 1970
François Rigaux
A. The Main Solutions
8. General survey. – An exhaustive survey of all solutions expressed in the literature about agency would gather the most various opinions. As to the question whether the agent’s act binds the principal, two interests seem to conflict: the principal may wish to affirm that the agent had no power to commit him, …
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François Rigaux,
“III. The Relations Between Principal and Third Party”, in:
International Encyclopedia of Comparative Law Online, Edited by: U. Drobnig, R. David, H. H. Egawa, R. Graveson, V. Knapp, A. T. Von Mehren, Y. Noda, S. Rozmaryn, V. M. Tschchikvadze, H. Valladão, H. Yntema, K. Zweigert.
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