Δεν έχω κανένα πρόβλημα με το
legal entity, αλλά το
legal person έχει μακρά (μακρότερη) και σεβαστή ιστορία.
Στο
Introduction to Greek Law" (Ch. 4) γράφει:
III. LEGAL OR JURIDICAL PERSONS (νομικά πρόσωπα)
A. Categories of Legal Persons
Greek law distinguishes between legal persons of public law and of private law. Doctrine and the courts have developed the intermediate category of legal persons of mixed character for entities that do not fall neatly into either category. Legal persons of public law are established by the state for the promotion of a public, governmental or quasi-governmental, purpose. As their name suggests, these legal persons are governed by the rules of public law and only in default thereof by the rules of private law. The same is true for the legal persons of mixed character who, although organized as private corporations, are devoted to a public purpose, or a purpose in which the state has a great interest. Examples of this latter kind are the public utilities, communications, and major transportation companies. The legal persons of private law are devoted to a private purpose, whether for profit or not, and are regulated by private law. They are subdivided into commercial or business associations regulated by the commercial law (see below, Ch. II) and non-commercial legal persons regulated by the Civil Code. Articles 741-785 regulate the civil, i.e., non-commercial, partnership, an unincorporated association which, when pursuing an economic purpose, may, under certain conditions (art. 784), be accorded legal personality (see below, Ch. 11). Articles 78-126 deal with three legal entities not devoted to the pursuit of profit: associations (78-107), foundations (108-121), and fund-raising committees (122-126). Due to their limited interest to the foreign lawyer and to space limitations, these entities are not discussed here. This section presents briefly some of the general principles of the law of legal persons provided for in articles 61-77 of the Civil Code. Unless displaced by more specific rules provided elsewhere, these principles apply to all legal persons, including business associations and, to a lesser extent, legal persons of public law and of mixed character.
