每日法律英语 | 第40期：Contract Law - Article 48 无权代理人订立的合同

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Article 48  ①A contract concluded by an actor who has no power of agency, who oversteps the power of agency, or whose power of agency has expired and yet concludes it on behalf of the principal, shall have no legally binding force on the principal without ratification by the principal, and the actor shall be held liable.
②The counterpart may urge the principal to ratify it within one month. ③It shall be regarded as a refusal of ratification that the principal does not make any expression. ④A bona fide counterpart has the right to withdraw it before the contract is ratified. ⑤The withdrawal shall be made by means of notice.

核心词汇和搭配：

actor  行为人

oversteps the power of agency  超越代理权 

expired  终止

on behalf of  以某人名义 

principal  被代理人

legally binding force  法律约束力

be held liable  承担责任

counterpart  相对人

urge  催告

ratify  追认

be regarded as  视为

refusal of ratification  拒绝追认

make any expression  作出表示

bona fide  善意的

withdraw  撤回，撤销

withdrawal   撤回，撤销

by means of notice  以通知方式

条文对照讲解：

第四十八条　①行为人没有代理权、超越代理权或者代理权终止后以被代理人名义订立的合同，未经被代理人追认，对被代理人不发生效力，由行为人承担责任。
②相对人可以催告被代理人在一个月内予以追认。③被代理人未作表示的，视为拒绝追认。④合同被追认之前，善意相对人有撤销的权利。⑤撤销应当以通知的方式作出。

附注：中文条文选自《中华人民共和国合同法》（现行有效），英文条文选自北京大学法律翻译研究中心版本。