2 Compulsory Heirship in Roman Law

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. List of Contributors ix
5. List of Abbreviations x
6. Table of Cases xvii
7. 1 A Comparative Overview 1
8. 2 Compulsory Heirship in Roman Law 27
9. 3 Succession Law in Scotland – a Historical Perspective 49
10. 4 Succession Law in South Africa – a Historical Perspective 67
11. 5 Freedom of Testation and the Ageing Testator 78
12. 6 Testamentary Conditions and Public Policy 99
13. 7 Forfeiture Clauses and Events in Scots Law 114
14. 8 Revocation of Wills by Changed Circumstances 141
15. 9 Fideicommissary Substitutions: Scots Law in Historical and Comparative Perspective 156
16. 10 The conditio si institutus sine liberis decesserit in Scots and South African law 177
17. 11 The New Dutch Law of Succession 193
18. 12 Revocability of Mutual Wills 208
19. 13 Succession Agreements in South African and Scots Law 226
20. Index 247