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1 online resource (523 pages) |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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V. The holograph will and the courts (1900�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 |
| Summary |
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 |
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""III. Private wills"" |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Wills.
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Formalities (Law)
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Formalities (Law)
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Wills
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Waal, Marius J. de
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Zimmermann, Reinhard
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| ISBN |
9780191029714 |
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0191029718 |
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