Law of Succession
JUDr. Mgr. Radek Černoch, Ph.D., Department of the History of the State and Law
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Successio mortis causa
§Successio in universitatem
§Nemo pro parte testatus pro parte intestatus decedere potest
§Hereditas
§Bonorum possessio
§Hereditas iacens
§Pro herede gestio
§Semel heres, semper heres


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Intestacy (civil law)
§Hereditas
§hereditatis petitio
§Heredes sui et necessarii
§Beneficium abstinendi
§In capita
§Agnatus proximus
§In stirpes (ius repraesentationis)
§Gentiles


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Intestacy (Praetorian Law)
§Bonorum possessio
§Interdictum Quorum bonorum
§Unde liberi (vocantur)
§Unde legitimi
§Unde cognati
§Successio ordinum et graduum
§Unde vir et uxor


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Intestacy (Justinian)
§Descendents
§Ascendents and full brothers/sisters (and their descendents)
§Half-blood brothers/sisters (and their descendents)
§Nearest collaterals
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§+Vidua indotata


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Testamentum
§Pater familias or peculium (quasi) castrense
§Nasciturus
§Incapacitas => Caducum
§Latini Iuniani, Caelibes, Orbi, Mulieres probrosae
§Indignitas => Ereptorium bonorum Heres esto!
§Unitas actus
§Favor testamenti


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Testamentum per aes et libram
§5 witnesses
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§Libripens (holds weighing scale)
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§Familiae emptor
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§Mancipation, not the writings, is of essence

Written Testament
§Holographic
§5 witnesses
§Signature not required
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§Allographic
§7 witnesses
§Signature required

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Other types of testament
§By blind people
§Privileged
§In procinctu
§Militis
§Ruri conditum
§Pestis tempore conditum
§Parentum inter liberos
§Public
§Calatis comitiis
§Apud acta conditum
§Principi oblatum


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Forced Heirs
§Querella inofficiosi testamenti
§Formal rights
§Ius civile: filius familias nominatim
§Ius honorarium: mužští potomci nominatim
§Material rights
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§Exheredatio
§Acknowledged grounds


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Beneficium separationis
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§Insolvent heir
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§Applied for by the creditors
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§Deprives of right to claim from the heir


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Beneficium inventarii
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§Insolvent estate
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§Start within 30 days
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§Finish within following 60 days (90 total)
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Legatum
§Heres = oneratus
§Legatarius = honoratus
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§Per vindicationem
§Per damnationem
§SC Neronianum
§Sinendi modo
§Per praeceptionem
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Fideicommissum
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§Not only testamentary heir burdened with
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§Fideicommissum hereditatis
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§Substitutio fideicommissaria
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§Fideicommissum familiae relictum


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Other institutes
§Codicilli
§Clausula codicillaris
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§Mortis causa donatio


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Quarta Falcidia
§Lex Falcidia de legatis
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§SC Pegasianum
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§Septimius Severus
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§Iustinianus

Are There Any Questions?
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