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Notarial Management and Technology: Evaluation of legal certainty in intestate succession procedures in Peru

open access: yesJournal of Law and Sustainable Development
Purpose: The central purpose of the research is to explore and determine how the intestate succession process influences legal security in Peruvian notaries' offices. Although the theoretical framework is not explicitly stated, it can be inferred that it
Tania Magali Rimapa Navarro   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘The most extensive reform ever made in the private law of Ghana’: a political history of the 1985 Intestate Succession Law

open access: yesWomen's History Review
Ghana's 1985 Intestate Succession Law (PNDC Law 111) is a notable example of attempts by postcolonial African states to introduce new forms of protection for widows and children in cases of death ‘intestate' (that is, when the deceased person had not ...
Kate Skinner   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The New Ice Age: Addressing the Deficiencies in Arkansas\u27s Posthumously Conceived Children Statute [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The ability to conceive a child using the preserved genetic material, or gametes, of a deceased person presents a number of legal issues for inheritance, estate planning, Social Security, and parental rights.
Grecu, Patrick
core   +2 more sources

Experiences of Legal Pluralism in Sierra Leone: Land Governance, Neoliberal Dispossession and Gender (In)justice

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sierra Leone's land governance reform policies are often based on the neoliberal assumption that market growth, gender equality and women's empowerment are mutually compatible objectives. Contrary to this assumption, this article argues that while market‐oriented reforms can help to destabilize legal and cultural norms that are discriminatory ...
Mohamed Sesay, Simeon Koroma
wiley   +1 more source

The Legacy of Carmen Diana Deere: Gender, Households, and Market Integration—An Introduction

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper traces the trajectory of Carmen Diana Deere's work and provides a broad overview of her contributions to understanding the political economy of agrarian change in Latin America. The overview provides context for the groundbreaking work of scholars in this special issue and discusses how they extend Deere's work in three main areas ...
Günseli Berik, Mieke Meurs
wiley   +1 more source

A Critical Assessment of the Effectiveness of Law of Intestate Succession in Masaka District of Uganda

open access: yesNEWPORT INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
This study critically assessed the law of intestate succession in Masaka district of Uganda, with the aim of inspiring Ugandan authorities to create a special legal structure to govern the law of intestate succession.
Nassanga Yvonne
semanticscholar   +1 more source

‘Edited and Approved by Women for Maximum Benefit of all Readers’: Newsprint Journalism, the International Women's Year and the Remaking of a Gendered National Public in 1970s Ghana

open access: yesGender &History, Volume 37, Issue 2, Page 731-747, July 2025.
Abstract During the International Women's Year (IWY) of 1975, United Nations bodies made concerted efforts to ensure global awareness and understanding of the IWY aims of equality, peace and development, via the mass media. In this article, we engage with these strategies of global information distribution from the vantage point of Ghana, West Africa ...
Kate Skinner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Basic Arkansas Intestate Succession, Rights of Surviving Spouses, and Related Curative Techniques for Lawyers and Landmen [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Mineral interests may lay dormant for decades before becoming productive. In the interim, however, the owners of these interests do not lay dormant. They live long lives, marry, have children, and eventually, they die.
Robinette, J. Mark, Jr.
core   +2 more sources

Delaying until it is definitely too late – A theoretical framework for explaining procrastination in estate planning

open access: yesFINANCIAL PLANNING REVIEW, Volume 8, Issue 1, March 2025.
Abstract Procrastination in estate planning poses significant challenges in personal financial planning. Despite recognizing its importance, many individuals delay estate planning, risking unplanned estate distribution and family conflicts. This procrastination, driven by discomfort and perceived ample time, leaves legacy unstructured, failing to meet ...
Michaela Tanner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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