Safiullina Gulnara
The article describes the modern concept of representation in Russian Federation with reference to the legislation of continental European countries. The result of such comparison becomes the basis to draw parallels with English law of agency and to expose the essence of legal characteristics of civil law concept of representation.
Keywords: legal representation, consensual representation, acting in the name of the principal, commission, “extrapersonal effect”, publicity principle, principle of independence, isolated authorization, conflict of interests, commercial agency.