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To Bequeath or not to Bequeath? A South African Law Analysis of the "Problematic Areas" Found in the Islamic Law of Intestate Succession

Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal
The fairness of the Islamic Law of compulsory succession remains a heavily contested issue all over the world. Frequently debated topics, referred to in this article as the "problematic areas", include the 2:1 division of inheritance in favour of the ...
Mohamed Sungay
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INHERITANCE AND INCEST: TOWARD A LÉVI‐STRAUSSIAN READING OF MONTESQUIEU'S DE L'ESPRIT DES LOIS1

History and Theory, Volume 64, Issue 1, Page 46-74, March 2025.
ABSTRACT The premise of this article is that Montesquieu, while seen as an Enlightenment thinker who contributed centrally to the development of the social sciences before the period of discipline formation in the nineteenth century, is generally appreciated in only the vaguest of terms.
Paul Cheney
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PART I: THE STORY

, 2022
Parliamentary History, Volume 41, Issue S1, Page 1-163, October 2022.
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Reflections on statutory cohabitation law reform in Ireland: Past, present & future post‐O'Meara? 1024 (October 2024/nonmarriage roundtable)

Family Court Review, Volume 62, Issue 4, Page 920-935, October 2024.
Abstract Part 15 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 governs the breakdown of cohabiting relationships in the Republic of Ireland. However, although the introduction of the statutory redress scheme under the 2010 Act was considered an important response to the growing need for the protection of vulnerable
Kathryn O'Sullivan
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PART II: THE DIARIES

, 2022
Parliamentary History, Volume 41, Issue S1, Page 164-258, October 2022.
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Intestate Succession. [PDF]

, 2013
Intestate Succession Inheritance law is a very important part of civil law, because it ensures transfer of rights and obligations of the deceased to his successors and to preserve the values for future generations. Our inheritance law is characterized by
Kučerová, Eva
core  

Unbundling marriage law

Family Court Review, Volume 62, Issue 4, Page 877-899, October 2024.
Abstract This article illuminates the legal regulation of the economic rights of non‐marital partners at separation or death. Current approaches have typically fallen into two categories: one advocating for the separation of legal regimes based on formal status, treating cohabitant partners as strangers, and the other taking a functional approach ...
Shahar Lifshitz
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Citizenship and inheritance law in Florence: Round two of the conflict between and Borromei and Pazzi

Renaissance Studies, Volume 38, Issue 3, Page 379-393, June 2024.
Abstract In 2020 Renaissance Studies [34 (2020): 243–59] published an essay entitled “Lorenzo de' Medici and Inheritance Law in Florence,” discussing the use of legislation by Lorenzo de' Medici to advantage Carlo Borromei in inheritance from his uncle, to the disadvantage of his cousin, Beatrice, who was married to a Pazzi.
Thomas Kuehn
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NF96-291 Intestate Succession as an Estate Planning Tool [PDF]

, 1996
What happens if you die without a will?
Gessaman, Paul H., Aiken, J. David
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Reassessing the relationship between women's empowerment and fertility: Evidence from India

Review of Development Economics, Volume 28, Issue 2, Page 544-573, May 2024.
Abstract An overwhelming body of evidence supports a negative relationship between women's empowerment and fertility. In this paper, we evaluate whether this relationship holds in a setting with a high degree of son preference and limited access to abortion services by focusing on rural India.
Nayana Bose, Shreyasee Das
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