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Research on the Business Scope of Corporate Legal Persons

公司法人“经营范围”研究

Discusses business scope as a registered company matter and compares the decline of ultra vires rules in common-law and civil-law jurisdictions.

Brief English Introduction

This article gives a compact comparative account of business scope. It explains how ultra vires doctrine developed and why many systems now protect transaction validity despite business-scope overreach.

Use It For

Use it to add comparative context to the PRC business-scope rules.

Teaching Notes

Students should compare public-law business licensing with private-law contract validity.