Exploring the Law of Succession : Studies National, Historical and Comparative /

By comparison with other areas of private law, the law of succession has been neglected by modern scholars. This volume contributes to its rehabilitation by examining key issues in succession law from a variety of perspectives: national, historical and comparative. In particular it seeks to extend t...

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Главные авторы: Reid, Kenneth (Автор), Zimmermann, Reinhard, 1952 October 10- (Автор, Спонсор), de Waal, Marius (Автор)
Другие авторы: Barr, Alan R (Спонсор), Braun, Alexandra (Спонсор), Chalmers, James (Спонсор), Erp, Sjef van (Спонсор), Gretton, George L. (Спонсор), Hutchison, Dale (Спонсор), Paisley, Roderick R. M. (Спонсор), Schoeman-Malan, M. C. (Спонсор), Sellar, W. David H. (Спонсор), Sonnekus, J. C. (Спонсор), Toit, François du (Спонсор), Waal, Marius J. de (Спонсор)
Формат: Licensed eBooks
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]
Серии:Edinburgh Studies in Law : ESL
Online-ссылка:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctv2f4vfb5
Оглавление:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • List of Contributors
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Table of Cases
  • 1 A Comparative Overview
  • 2 Compulsory Heirship in Roman Law
  • 3 Succession Law in Scotland - a Historical Perspective
  • 4 Succession Law in South Africa - a Historical Perspective
  • 5 Freedom of Testation and the Ageing Testator
  • 6 Testamentary Conditions and Public Policy
  • 7 Forfeiture Clauses and Events in Scots Law
  • 8 Revocation of Wills by Changed Circumstances
  • 9 Fideicommissary Substitutions: Scots Law in Historical and Comparative Perspective
  • 10 The conditio si institutus sine liberis decesserit in Scots and South African law
  • 11 The New Dutch Law of Succession
  • 12 Revocability of Mutual Wills
  • 13 Succession Agreements in South African and Scots Law
  • Index