Wealth, Families and Death: Socio-Legal Perspectives on Wills and Inheritance: Introduction
<p>Inheritance as both a concept and a practice is of deep significance within all societies and jurisdictions. Located at the intersection between economics, family relations and the end of life, it offers a unique perspective on a variety of contemporary socio-legal debates. Yet the socio-le...
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| description | <p>Inheritance as both a concept and a practice is of deep significance within all societies and jurisdictions. Located at the intersection between economics, family relations and the end of life, it offers a unique perspective on a variety of contemporary socio-legal debates. Yet the socio-legal phenomenon of inheritance has attracted relatively little scholastic attention. This special issue, which brings together eight papers coming from six different countries (and eight different jurisdictions): Belgium, England and Wales, Israel, Spain (Catalonia and the Basque Country), Switzerland and the USA, demonstrates the breadth of inheritance as a field of study in a number of ways and at the same time opens up important new lines of enquiry. This international breadth serves to foreground the significance of both national and regional political culture on inheritance law. Most significant in this respect is the fact that the authors are evenly split between those commentating on civil legal systems and those on common-law systems; for traditionally the two systems have adopted highly distinct responses to the principles of testamentary freedom and forced heirship. All the articles in this collection provide insight into this fundamental distinction but at the same time demonstrate its limits in practice.</p> <hr /><p>La herencia, tanto como concepto o como práctica, es muy significante en todas las sociedades y jurisdicciones. Situada en la intersección entre economía, relaciones familiares y el final de la vida, ofrece una perspectiva única sobre una variedad de debates sociojurídicos contemporáneos. Sin embargo, el fenómeno de la herencia ha atraído relativamente poca atención entre la comunidad académica sociojurídica. Este número especial, que reúne ocho documentos procedentes de seis países y ocho jurisdicciones diferentes: Bélgica, Inglaterra y Gales, Israel, España (Cataluña y País Vasco), Suiza y Estados Unidos, demuestra la amplitud de la herencia como campo de estudio desde diferentes puntos de vista, y al mismo tiempo abre nuevas e importantes líneas de investigación. Esta amplitud internacional sirve para dar relevancia a la importancia de la cultura política nacional y regional en materia de derecho de herencia. En este sentido, es representativo que los artículos se dividen, a partes iguales, entre los que se centran en los sistemas de derecho romano, y en los sistemas de derecho anglosajón, ya que, tradicionalmente, los dos sistemas han adoptado respuestas muy distintas a los principios de libertad testamentaria y herencia forzosa. Todos los artículos en este número ofrecen información sobre esta distinción fundamental, y al mismo tiempo demuestran sus límites al ponerlos en práctica. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8944d50dfab64efca9e925ceebb923732022-12-21T18:25:26ZengOñati International Institute for the Sociology of LawOñati Socio-Legal Series2079-59712014-04-0142170175357Wealth, Families and Death: Socio-Legal Perspectives on Wills and Inheritance: IntroductionDaniel Monk0Daphna Hacker1Birkbeck, UNiversity of LondonTel Aviv University<p>Inheritance as both a concept and a practice is of deep significance within all societies and jurisdictions. Located at the intersection between economics, family relations and the end of life, it offers a unique perspective on a variety of contemporary socio-legal debates. Yet the socio-legal phenomenon of inheritance has attracted relatively little scholastic attention. This special issue, which brings together eight papers coming from six different countries (and eight different jurisdictions): Belgium, England and Wales, Israel, Spain (Catalonia and the Basque Country), Switzerland and the USA, demonstrates the breadth of inheritance as a field of study in a number of ways and at the same time opens up important new lines of enquiry. This international breadth serves to foreground the significance of both national and regional political culture on inheritance law. Most significant in this respect is the fact that the authors are evenly split between those commentating on civil legal systems and those on common-law systems; for traditionally the two systems have adopted highly distinct responses to the principles of testamentary freedom and forced heirship. All the articles in this collection provide insight into this fundamental distinction but at the same time demonstrate its limits in practice.</p> <hr /><p>La herencia, tanto como concepto o como práctica, es muy significante en todas las sociedades y jurisdicciones. Situada en la intersección entre economía, relaciones familiares y el final de la vida, ofrece una perspectiva única sobre una variedad de debates sociojurídicos contemporáneos. Sin embargo, el fenómeno de la herencia ha atraído relativamente poca atención entre la comunidad académica sociojurídica. Este número especial, que reúne ocho documentos procedentes de seis países y ocho jurisdicciones diferentes: Bélgica, Inglaterra y Gales, Israel, España (Cataluña y País Vasco), Suiza y Estados Unidos, demuestra la amplitud de la herencia como campo de estudio desde diferentes puntos de vista, y al mismo tiempo abre nuevas e importantes líneas de investigación. Esta amplitud internacional sirve para dar relevancia a la importancia de la cultura política nacional y regional en materia de derecho de herencia. En este sentido, es representativo que los artículos se dividen, a partes iguales, entre los que se centran en los sistemas de derecho romano, y en los sistemas de derecho anglosajón, ya que, tradicionalmente, los dos sistemas han adoptado respuestas muy distintas a los principios de libertad testamentaria y herencia forzosa. Todos los artículos en este número ofrecen información sobre esta distinción fundamental, y al mismo tiempo demuestran sus límites al ponerlos en práctica.http://ssrn.com/abstract=2429215inheritancedeathwillstestamentary freedomHerenciamuertetestamentoslibertad testamentaria |
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| title | Wealth, Families and Death: Socio-Legal Perspectives on Wills and Inheritance: Introduction |
| title_full | Wealth, Families and Death: Socio-Legal Perspectives on Wills and Inheritance: Introduction |
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| title_short | Wealth, Families and Death: Socio-Legal Perspectives on Wills and Inheritance: Introduction |
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