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

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

Author: Kenneth enneth Reid; M.J. De Waal; Reinhard Zimmermann
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 9781399571869

Published In: October 2026
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only
Hardback Edition ISBN: 9780748632909

HKD 233.00

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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 the techniques of legal comparison into an area of law where hitherto they have been little used.

The jurisdictions most prominently featured are the mixed jurisdictions of Scotland and South Africa, but there are frequent comparative references, and special attention is given to the Netherlands as the country which has most recently re-written its succession law.

The authors of the individual chapters are drawn from Scotland, South Africa, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands. Among the topics covered are freedom of testation, testamentary conditions and public policy, forfeiture clauses and events, revocation of wills by changed circumstances, revocation of mutual wills, fideicommissary substitutions, and succession agreements. The volume opens with an overview of the state of comparative law and with a consideration of compulsory heirship in Roman law.

Preface

List of Contributors

Table of Statutes

Table of Cases

A Comparative Overview

Marius J de Waal

Compulsory Heirship in Roman Law

Reinhard Zimmermann

Succession Law in Scotland: a Historical Perspective

W David H Sellar

Succession Law in South Africa: a Historical Perspective

Francois du Toit