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This textbook presents the fundamentals of the law of succession, and covers legal and arbitrary succession, acceptance and disclaimer of inheritance, the legal status of heirs, utilization replacement rights for legacy holders, and forced heirship. The 5th edition takes into consideration the new European 2015 Succession Regulation as well as important higher court decisions related to the law of succession

This third edition is aimed to serve as a reference work not only for law students (from the start of law school up to final exams) but also legal trainees as well as legal practitioners. It presents the fundamentals as well as specialized topics of the law of succession. Legislation enacted since the previous edition was taken into consideration according to its educational relevance. Based on its connection to the ongoing and heated debate on euthanasia, the topic of 'patient testaments' was thoroughly revised. The planned legal amendments, which will especially affect the law pertaining to compulsory portion, were also taken into consideration. A new chapter presents the issues surrounding a person's ability to inherit, whose birth is a result of artificial insemination. Dirk Olzen, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. 'Ein preiswertes, sehr kompetentes und überzeugend konzipiertes Werk, das in idealer Weise Anfangssemestern zur Erarbeitung des Stoffes und Examenskandidaten zur Repetition dient.'In: Ex Libris 96/2009 'Der Inhalt des Bandes wir in einem attraktiven Gewand präsentiert. Den Lesern wird es nicht schwer fallen, am Ball zu bleiben: zur Veranschaulichung und Konkretisierung dienen Tabellen, Übersichten, Muster und Wiederholungsfragen. [...] Anhand von zahlreichen Beispielen und kleineren Fällen wird dem Leser eine sehr gute Möglichkeit geboten, den Stoff zu durchdringen.'Benjamin Krenberger in: studjur-online 10/2009