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Rethinking the Legal Status of the Legal Representative

法定代表人法律地位之再思考

Critiques the rigid single legal representative model and examines the legal problems raised by nominee legal representatives and exceptions to the single-organ view.

Brief English Introduction

The reading challenges the idea that one registered person should be treated as the company’s unique and complete representative organ. It is useful for understanding why nominee legal representatives, unavailable representatives, and internally removed representatives produce doctrinal pressure.

Use It For

Use this to frame the debate between “organ” theory and a more agency-like account of representation.

Teaching Notes

Ask students what legal work is being done by the word “legal” in legal representative.