A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds, 2010, p.361-376
2010
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Roman “Horror” of Intestacy?
- Ist Teil von
- A Companion to Families in the Greek and Roman Worlds, 2010, p.361-376
- Ort / Verlag
- Oxford, UK: Wiley‐Blackwell
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2010
- Link zum Volltext
- Quelle
- Wiley-Blackwell Online Books - All Titles (includes Withdrawn titles)
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Succession in Civil Law The Praetorian Scheme of Succession The Importance of Cognates Inheritance by Liberi Opting Out (Ius Abstinendi) and Bringing In (Collatio) Other Changes Further Reading
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISBN: 9781405187671, 1405187670DOI: 10.1002/9781444390766.ch22Titel-ID: cdi_wiley_ebooks_10_1002_9781444390766_ch22_ch22
- Format
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- Schlagworte
- agnates, relatives connected through the male line ‐ for succession purposes, civil law, man's will being automatically invalid ‐ if his sui heredes, were not instituted as heirs or specifically disinherited, jurist Modestinus, and cognate relationships ‐ as recognized by law, Praetorian scheme of succession – praetor, could not grant a statutory right of inheritance, primary role of familia in inheritance law ‐ economic interests of family members, limiting, so far as possible, Roman “Horror” of Intestacy, rules of the Twelve Tables ‐ Roman law, based on the familia, succession in Civil Law ‐ appropriating of civil law rules of succession, Sui heredes, the familia proper ‐ in the potestas of the dead man, wills or no wills ‐ however, rules for intestate succession, always necessary