Testamentary formalities / edited by Kenneth G.C. Reid, Marius J. de Waal and Reinhard Zimmermann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reid, Kenneth (Kenneth G. C.), editor.

De Waal, M. J. (Marius Johannes), editor.

Zimmermann, Reinhard, 1952 October 10- editor.

Series:

Comparative succession law ; v. 1.

Comparative succession law ; volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wills.

Formalities (Law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (523 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

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.

Contents:

Testamentary formalities in Roman law

Testamentary formalities in Early Modern Europe

Testamentary formalities in France and Belgium

Testamentary formalities in Spain

Testamentary formalities in Latin America with particular reference to Brazil

Testamentary formalities in Italy

Testamentary formalities in the Netherlands

Testamentary formalities in Germany

Testamentary formalities in Austria

Testamentary formalities in Hungary

Testamentary formalities in Poland

Testamentary formalities in Islamic Law and their reception in the modern laws of Islamic countries

Testamentary formalities in England and Wales

Testamentary formalities in Australia and New Zealand

Testamentary formalities in the United States of America

Testamentary formalities in South Africa

Testamentary formalities in Scotland

Testamentary formalities in historical and comparative perspective.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-102971-8

0-19-173206-0

OCLC:

922973040