General Law

Representation

0685-en RE330 Code of Obligations (CO, General/Special Part) As of 11.07.2026


Representation is the relationship of one person to one or more others, by virtue of which the will of the former is directly considered to be the will of the latter, so that both are legally to be considered as one person.

Deutsch

Repräsentation 0685-de

Repräsentation ist das Verhältnis einer Person zu einer oder mehreren anderen, kraft deren der Wille der ersteren unmittelbar als Wille der Letzteren angesehen wird, so dass beide rechtlich als eine Person zu betrachten sind.

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