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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457475703321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011

ISBN

0-19-173206-0

0-19-102971-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (523 p.)

Collana

Comparative succession law ; ; volume 1

Disciplina

346.054

Soggetti

Wills

Formalities (Law)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.