This volume explores key issues in the law of succession from a variety of perspectives: national, historical and comparative.

Marcelo Kohen and Patrick Dumberry explore in an article-by-article commentary the Resolution adopted in 2015 by the Institute of International Law, on state su

This third volume in a series on Comparative Succession Law concerns the entitlement of family members to override the provisions of a deceased person's will to

This book presents a broad overview of succession law, encompassing aspects of family law, testamentary law and legal history. It examines society and legal pra

Renowned scholar of comparative private law Alexandra Braun examines the law of testamentary promises, details what happens when these promises are broken, and