Power of attorney - Ininjo

Japanese: 委任状 - いにんじょう
Power of attorney - Ininjo

A document that states that a certain matter has been delegated to a certain person. In reality, it is widely used to prove to others that a certain person has been given the power of attorney, rather than to indicate a delegation relationship. It is generally written in a format like "Person A appoints Person B as his/her agent and delegates the following matters to him/her." There are some forms of power of attorney that leave some parts blank and allow others to fill in those parts, called blank powers of attorney, and are used for various purposes. There are blank powers of attorney that leave the delegated matters blank (such as delegating the lender to fill in the delegated matters according to the instructions of a notary public when delegating the creation of a notarized deed to a lender) and those that leave the other party of the delegation (agent) blank (such as a blank power of attorney for exercising voting rights at a general shareholders' meeting).

In international law, it is sometimes used to mean "full powers" given to representatives negotiating to conclude a treaty.

[Yasuyuki Takahashi]

[See also] | Delegation

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

ある人に対してある事柄を委任したことを記載した文書。実際には、委任関係を示すよりは、その人に代理権を与えたことを他人に証明するために広く用いられている。一般に、甲某が「私儀乙某を代理人と定め……の事項を委任します」というような形式で書かれる。委任状には、その一部を書かないでおき、他人にその部分を補充させる形式のものがあり、これを白紙委任状といい、さまざまな目的で用いられる。白紙委任状には、委任する事項を白紙にしておくもの(公正証書作成を貸し主に委任する際に、委任事項は公証人の指示に従って記入するよう委任するなど)と、委任の相手方(受任者)を白紙にしておくもの(株主総会における議決権行使の白紙委任状など)とがある。

 なお、国際法上は、条約締結のために交渉する代表に与えられる「全権委任状」の意味に用いられることがある。

[高橋康之]

[参照項目] | 委任

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