영리법인으로서의 협동조합에 대한 법적 소고-협동조합기본법을 중심으로-

South Korea recognized advantage of branch of cooperatives as an alternative of development of economic society. Framework Act on Cooperatives was enacted in 2012. Cooperatives is Profit Corporation with commerciality. Cooperatives has its characteristic that has to operate the business that contribute to improvement of rights and interests of members of association and to community. Also it regards social unified value, equality, solidarity and trust important, and it is voluntary association. Cooperatives is a path that gives new economic opportunity to people who were excluded in existing market economy system. It could be called as number 3 sector economy system that is in charge of role that is different from number 1 sector, government part, such as country, and number 2 sector, the private profit organization. Cooperatives tries to achieve the goal by autonomy such as self-reliance, independent and self-governing. Autonomy of cooperative association can be secured with articles of association which is legislation of self-government. Expansion of range of purpose also counted. However, the way to realize autonomy is not an exclusion of management and supervision from government. Therefore, autonomy of cooperatives is secured by autonomy by articles of incorporation. It is problematical whether Framework Act on Cooperatives can perform the role of Framework Act right, and how to recognize guarantee of autonomy and limit. In order to continuously develop cooperatives and to maintain it, try to study the relation between special limit of cooperatives and social enterprise.