| Abstract [eng] |
The present MA thesis deals with the conditions of testament conclusion. It presents the concept of a testament, shows its historical development, and expounds on the main features of inheritance by a testament. The paper approaches a testament as a unilateral transaction which expresses the will of a testator. It also states definite requirements for a testament as a transaction, concerning testator’s legal capability, the certainty of his/her will, the legitimacy of the contents, and the format of a testament. The author devotes his major attention to the discussion of testator’s legal capability and his/her will, as the essential conditions for testament validity; he also deals with testament forms and the peculiarities of testament drawing, also touching upon the requirements for testament contents. The submitted MA thesis parallels differences and similarities of current legal regulations for testament drawing with the regulations drafted by the Civil Code of 1964. It introduces judiciary cases and practices on concluding, supplementing, modifying, validating, or withdrawing testaments. Due to the limitations added by the scope of an MA thesis, the paper only briefly dwells upon foreign practices of legal regulations for testament setting. |
