Comparative Succession Law, Volume 1 : Testamentary Formalities.

Launching a major new research project examining the principles of succession law in comparative perspective, this volume analyses the formalities imposed by the law on making a will across a wide range of European and international jurisdictions.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reid, Kenneth G. C.
Otros Autores: Waal, Marius J. de, Zimmermann, Reinhard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2011.
Temas:
Wills.
Formalities (Law)
Formalités (Droit)
Wills
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • List of Contributors
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1. Testamentary Formalities in Roman Law
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Archaic and pre-classical law
  • III. Classical law
  • IV. Post-classical law
  • V. Conclusion
  • 2. Testamentary Formalities in Early Modern Europe
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Wills and codicils
  • III. The forms of will
  • IV. Internal formalities
  • V. Conclusion
  • 3. Testamentary Formalities in France and Belgium
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Historical development
  • III. The modern law
  • IV. Holograph willsV. Public wills
  • VI. Secret wills
  • VII. International wills
  • VIII. Registration
  • IX. Procedure after death
  • X. Conclusion
  • 4. Testamentary Formalities in Spain
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Historical background
  • III. The modern law
  • IV. Open wills
  • V. Closed wills
  • VI. Holograph wills
  • VII. Special wills
  • VIII. Shared features
  • IX. Internal formalities
  • X. A shift from formalism
  • XI. Concluding remarks
  • XII. Appendix: the laws of the Autonomous Communities
  • 5. Testamentary Formalities in Latin America with particular reference to BrazilI. The Latin American background
  • II. Wills and will-making
  • III. Public wills
  • IV. Sealed wills
  • V. Private wills
  • VI. The fate of the holograph will
  • VII. Extraordinary wills
  • VIII. Further aspects
  • IX. Court practice and the flight from formalism
  • X. Concluding remarks
  • 6. Testamentary Formalities in Italy
  • I. Historical introduction
  • II. Wills and will-substitutes
  • III. Holograph wills
  • IV. Notarial wills
  • V. Special wills
  • VI. International willsVII. Evaluation
  • VIII. Defects of form
  • IX. Conclusion
  • 7. Testamentary Formalities in the Netherlands
  • I. Historical overview
  • II. Types of will
  • III. Evidence
  • IV. Special features of testamentary formalities
  • V. Adherence to formalities
  • VI. Concluding remarks
  • 8. Testamentary Formalities in Germany
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Private wills in nineteenth-century Germany
  • III. Holograph wills: principle and exceptions
  • IV. The battle over holograph wills: travaux preÂ?paratoires of the BGB
  • V. The holograph will and the courts (1900â€?35)VI. Another battle over holograph wills
  • VII. Holograph wills today
  • VIII. Public wills
  • IX. Extraordinary wills
  • X. The German experience: a general assessment
  • 9. Testamentary Formalities in Austria
  • I. Relevant instruments and their practical significance
  • II. Historical development
  • III. Modern doctrine and court practice
  • IV. Current debates and plans for reform
  • V. Summary
  • 10. Testamentary Formalities in Hungary
  • I. Introduction
  • II. Common requirements for wills

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