Law of succession / / William Musyoka

• Autore: Musyoka William
• Pubblicazione: Nairobi : , : LawAfrica, , [2006]; ©2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (409 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Inheritance and succession - Kenya
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; TABLE OF STATUTES; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND LAW REPORTS; TABLE OF CASES; PART ONE -INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE -INTRODUCTION; 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 BACKGROUND; 1.3 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SUCCESSION LAW AND OTHER AREAS OF LAW; 1.4 TESTATE AND INTESTATE SUCCESSION; CHAPTER TWO -HISTORY OF THE LAW OF SUCCESSION IN KENYA; 2.1 INTRODUCTION; 2.2 THE LAW APPLYING TO AFRICANS; 2.3 THE LAW APPLYING TO MUSLIMS; 2.4 THE LAW APPLYING TO HINDUS; 2.5 THE LAW APPLYING TO EUROPEANS; CHAPTER THREE - THE LAW OF SUCCESSION APPLYING IN KENYA AFTER 1981 ; 3.1 INTRODUCTION 3.2 THE LAW OF SUCCESSION ACT; 3.3 AFRICAN CUSTOMARY LAW; 3.4 AFRICAN CUSTOMARY LAW AND THE LAW OF SUCCESSION ACT; 3.5 ISLAMIC LAW; 3.6 ISLAMIC LAW AND THE LAW OF SUCCESSION ACT; 3.7 THE STATUTES REPEALED BY SECTION 99 OF THE LAW OF SUCCESSION ACT; 3.8 THE TRUSTEE ACT, THE TRUSTS OF LAND ACT,THE PUBLIC TRUSTEE ACT AND THE ARMED FORCES ACT; 3.9 LAW OF THE DOMICILE OF THE DECEASED OWNER OF MOVABLE PROPERTY; PART TWO -TESTATE SUCCESSION; CHAPTER FOUR -THE NATURE AND FUNCTION OF WILLS; 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 NATURE AND FUNCTION OF WILLS; 4.3 CHARACTERISTICS OF A WILL ; 4.4 THE ADVANTAGES OF MAKING A WILL 4.5 PROPERTY PASSING UPON DEATH OTHER THAN BY WILL; 4.6 CONDITIONAL AND JOINT WILLS; CHAPTER FIVE -THE CREATION OF A VALID WILL; 5.1 INTRODUCTION; 5.2 CAPACITY; 5.3 KNOWLEDGE AND APPROVAL; 5.4 MARRIED WOMEN; 5.5 FORM; 5.6 THE DOCTRINE OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE; 5.7 VALIDITY OF WILLS OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE LAW OF SUCCESSION ACT; 5.8 PRIVILEGED WILLS; CHAPTER SIX -REVOCATION, ALTERATION AND REVIVAL OF WILLS; 6.1 INTRODUCTION; 6.2 REVOCATION; 6.3 EXPRESS REVOCATION; 6.4 IMPLIED REVOCATION; 6.5 REVOCATION BY DESTRUCTION ; 6.6 PRESUMPTION CONCERNING REVOCATION BY DESTRUCTION 6.7 DOCTRINE OF CONDITIONAL REVOCATION; 6.8 REVOCATION BY MARRIAGE; 6.9 REVOCATION BY DIVORCE; 6.10 REVOCATION OF WRITTEN WILL BY ORAL WILL; 6.11 ALTERATION OF WILLS AND CODICILS; 6.12 REVIVAL OF WILLS; CHAPTER SEVEN -GIFTS BY WILL AND THEIR FAILURE; 7.1 INTRODUCTION; 7.2 TYPES OF GIFTS; 7.3 DOCTRINE OF ELECTION; 7.4 PRESUMPTION OF SATISFACTION; 7.5 DOCTRINE OF ADEMPTION; 7.6 DOCTRINE OF LAPSE; 7.7 COMMENTATES OR SURVIVORSHIP; 7.8 MISTAKE, FRAUD AND UNDUE INFLUENCE; 7.9 UNCERTAINTY ; 7.10 BENEFICIARY OR SPOUSE OF BENEFICIARY WITNESSING THE WILL 7.11 FORFEITURE; 7.12 DISCLAIMER; 7.13 PERPETUITY; 7.14 PRIVATE PURPOSE TRUSTS; CHAPTER EIGHT -CONSTRUCTION OF WILLS; 8.1 INTRODUCTION; 8.2 THE COURT CONSTRUES WILLS, IT DOES NOT REMAKE THEM; 8.3 WORDS ARE CONSTRUED IN THEIR ORDINARY NATURAL SENSE; 8.4 THE WILL MUST BE READ AS A WHOLE; 8.5 THE WILL MUST SPEAK FOR ITSELF; 8.6 ASCERTAINING THE SUBJECT MATTER OF GIFTS; 8.7 ASCERTAINING THE BENEFICIARIES; 8.8 THE CLASS CLOSING RULES; PART THREE -INTESTACY; CHAPTER NINE -INTESTATE SUCCESSION; 9.1 INTRODUCTION ; 9.2 EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM THE INTESTACY PROVISIONS
• Sommario/riassunto: This text broadly and comprehensively covers the area of law of succession in Kenya. It exposes the substantive succession legal regime applying in Kenya as well as the Kenyan probate practice. It is tailored specifically for the legal practitioner, the magistrate and judge, and the law student. Some of the key areas covered include; Testate Succession; Intestacy; Post-Mortem alterations among many others. It is currently the only text on succession law in Kenya.
• Titolo autorizzato: Law of succession
• ISBN: 9966-53-003-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910464162303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II