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The Specter Of Civil Law Clawback Actions Haunting U.S. And Uk Charitable Giving, Aaron Schwabach
The Specter Of Civil Law Clawback Actions Haunting U.S. And Uk Charitable Giving, Aaron Schwabach
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Of Charities And Clawbacks: The European Union Proposal On Successions And Wills As A Threat To Charitable Giving, Aaron Schwabach
Of Charities And Clawbacks: The European Union Proposal On Successions And Wills As A Threat To Charitable Giving, Aaron Schwabach
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In the United Kingdom, and to a lesser extent the United States, an inter vivos gift, once given, cannot be reclaimed by the giver's heirs. In civil law countries the situation is quite different: Not only spouses, but issue and in some cases even ascendants, are entitled to a forced share of a decedent's estate--and these forced shares are assessed against a notional “estate” that includes the testator's inter vivos gifts. If the total of these forced shares exceeds the amount actually available in the decedent's estate at death, the recipients of the gifts, or their successors, may be forced …
The Issue Of European Civil Codification And Legal Scholarship: Biases, Strategies And Developments, Ugo Mattei
The Issue Of European Civil Codification And Legal Scholarship: Biases, Strategies And Developments, Ugo Mattei
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An Opportunity Not To Be Missed: The Future Of Comparative Law In The United States, Ugo Mattei
An Opportunity Not To Be Missed: The Future Of Comparative Law In The United States, Ugo Mattei
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The Functions Of Trust Law: A Comparative Legal And Economic Analysis, Ugo Mattei
The Functions Of Trust Law: A Comparative Legal And Economic Analysis, Ugo Mattei
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Introduction, Ugo Mattei