Wills Formalities versus Testator’s Intention: Functional model of effective testation for informal wills

Prof. Mariusz Załucki

doi:10.5771/9783748924722

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Edition: 1/2021
Copyright Year: 2021
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-7082-3
ISBN-Online: 978-3-7489-2472-2
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 204
Product Type: Monograph

Titelei/InhaltsverzeichnisPages 1 - 6 Download chapter (PDF)
IntroductionPages 7 - 14 Download chapter (PDF)
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1. 1. Introductory remarks
2. 2. Wills formalities and the evolution of legal regulations related to it
3. 3. The consequences of failure to comply with wills formalities
4. 4. Criticism of legal regulations concerning the wills formalities
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1. 1. Departure from strict formalism
2. 2. Ideas for the validation of wills executed against the regulations on the wills formalities
3. 3. The views against the ideas for the validation of flawed wills
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1. 1. Introductory remarks
2. 2. Selected case-law based on the substantial compliance approach
3. 3. Selected case-law based on the dispensing power approach
4. 4. Selected case-law based on the harmless error approach
5. 5. Selected case-law based on the favor testamenti approach
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1. 1. Introductory remarks
2. 2. The evidentiary function of the wills formalities regulations
3. 3. The channelling function of the wills formalities regulations
4. 4. The cautionary function of the wills formalities regulations
5. 5. The protective function of the wills formalities regulations
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1. 1. Introductory remarks
2. 2. Replacing strict formalism by a functional approach
3. 3. Solution to reconcile functional approach and formalism
4. 4. Towards functional wills formalities
Conclusions and RecommendationsPages 182 - 185 Download chapter (PDF)
BibliographyPages 186 - 204 Download chapter (PDF)