CONTEMPORARY TENDENCIES IN THE REPRESENTATION OF NATURAL PERSONS IN CIVIL LAW

One of the most important institutes of civil law, without which modern civil law relations cannot be imagined, is the institute of representation. It enables the exercise of the civil law rights of natural persons in circumstances when they cannot exercise their rights personally. The representation makes it possible for natural persons to participate in civil law relations, even when they lack the active legal capacity to acquire rights and duties. However, representation is not only an instrument that enables natural persons lacking active legal capacity to participate in civil law relations but also an institute that creates opportunities for natural persons with active legal capacity to undertake legal actions via a representative. Considering the scope and relevance of representation in civil law, this paper aims to examine and analyze the contemporary tendencies of development of this institute in civil law. The paper will demonstrate that this traditional civil law institute has been involved in the legal systems of contemporary European countries over time. The end goal is to evaluate how the Macedonian legal system aligns with these contemporary tendencies regarding the regulation of representation in Macedonian civil law.