Law
Freedom of Testation / Testierfreiheit
Ergebnisse der 33. Tagung der Gesellschaft für Rechtsvergleichung vom 15. bis 17. September 2011 in Trier
Ed. by Reinhard Zimmermann
[Freedom of Testation / Testierfreiheit.]
unveränderte eBook-Ausgabe 2021; Orginalausgabe 2012; 2012. XV, 195 pages.
Rechtsvergleichung und Rechtsvereinheitlichung 21
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Published in German.
Freedom of testation is a fundamental principle of all succession laws in Europe and elsewhere. It is however subject to limitations, the main one being the so-called right to a compulsory portion. In this volume, the authors discuss freedom of testation from a comparative perspective. They also deal with another dimension of freedom of testation: How can the law make sure that a will constitutes an expression of the testator's right of self-determination?