Czas na jednolitość w prawie spadkowym? Przegląd i spór Cover Image

Time for Uniformity in Inheritance Laws? Survey and Debate
Czas na jednolitość w prawie spadkowym? Przegląd i spór

Author(s): Louis Garb
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law
Published by: Oficyna Wydawnicza KA AFM
Keywords: child; Civil law; common law; death; deceased; forum shopping; freedom of testation; heir; jurisdiction; maintenance; minor; parent; reserve; restricted portion; testament; will

Summary/Abstract: In today’s world, succession laws have to contend with the rapid social and cultural transformation that has caused several changes within the family structure during the past few decades. Have these changes found suffi cient expression in the manner in which the legal systems presently deal with questions of inheritance, and in particular the age-old dispute regarding freedom of testation versus reserved portions? This article reviews the present situation as well as some of the social and other changes that so challenge contemporary inheritance laws, the main legal traditions in this respect, and the extent of local variation within these.

  • Issue Year: 18/2016
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 5-26
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: English