Both of these points require critical engagement, particularly the latter, as being a representative is not the same as having the authority to represent.
Even in the event of a single contact with no follow-up, radio contact may prompt fierce disagreements as to which bodies have the authority to represent humanity as a whole.
But whether the relatively inexperienced Ms. Merkel, who was plucked from virtual anonymity by Mr. Kohl at the time of Germany's unification in 1990, has the authority to rally a sprawling party representing a broad spectrum of interests remains an open question.
"Why should I answer somebody's letter that doesn't even have a letterhead on it, that has no authority to represent anybody?" As part of its original report, VICE News asked Maman for proof showing that he had rescued 128 people.
The crucial point is whether or not in the earlier litigation the representative of the United States had authority to represent its interests in a final adjudication of the issue in controversy.
A small group of Seminole leaders negotiated a removal agreement in 1832, but a majority of the tribe protested that the signatories had no authority to represent them.
Various forms of agency, regulated by law, exist: universal, where an agent is appointed to handle all the affairs of his principal; general, where an agent has authority to represent his principal in all business of a certain kind; and special, where an agent is appointed for a particular purpose and given only limited powers.
She adds: "I'm very cautious about appropriating or representing a view I don't have legitimate authority to represent, because I don't want to take the place of someone who could do that better.
