Contracting agents: Legal personality and representation

Artificial Intelligence and Law

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 357-373

  Andrade, Francisco ^a   Novais, Paulo ^a   MacHado, José ^a   Neves, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agent; Contracting; Personality; Representation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; OUTSOURCING; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

CIVIL LAW FRAMEWORK; ELECTRONIC AGENTS; LEGAL PERSONHOOD;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS;

EID: 35948946448     PISSN: 09248463     EISSN: 15728382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10506-007-9046-0     Document Type: Article

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