Research Series on Issues of Chinese Civil Law Inheritance Law Research

Author: Guo Mingrui Fang Shaokun Guan Tao
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: Inheritance law generally refers to the general term for legal norms that regulate inheritance relationships arising from the death of a natural person. In reality, it regulates the transfer of property relationships that occur upon the death of a natural person. In terms of its nature, inheritance law is private law, common law, substantive law, mandatory law, and property law. Inheritance law is an important part of civil law, both related to a country's political and economic system and closely linked to its cultural traditions, marriage, and family system. Since inheritance concerns every natural person, inheritance law holds a significant position and role in social life. Inheritance law is the legal norm that regulates inheritance relationships and belongs to the component of property law. This book is divided into two parts: Part I is a study on the basic issues of inheritance law, mainly discussing inheritance rights, statutory inheritance, testamentary disposition, legacy and support agreements, and the handling of estates, analyzing the basic principles of these systems. It evaluates the existing legal provisions and puts forward its own views; Part II is legislative suggestions for inheritance law articles. It designs inheritance law articles and elaborates on each article from three aspects: explanation, rationale, and legislative examples.