INTRODUCTION TO THE GERMAN LAW OF SUCCESSION

Authors

Keywords:

Direito das sucessões, Direito civil alemão, Sistema da parentela, Sucessão legítima, Sucessão testamentária

Abstract

The present article aims to present a panoramic study of the law of succession in Germany. It is a study that uses a descriptive and deductive methodology, based fundamentally on bibliographic and legislative research. In order to do so, the text studies the constitutional foundation and the legal sources of the matter. Then, the main rules regarding intestate succession and testamentary succession are examined. Special importance is given to the parentelic system of succession, a subject that has always caught the attention of Brazilian jurists. Remarks are also made about the payment of debts and taxes. Finally, the results of the research indicate that the German legislation was built taking into account the Germanic cultural traditions and the parentelic system, presenting, therefore, important points of divergence in relation to the Brazilian legislation.

Author Biography

Leonardo Estevam de Assis ZANINI, JUSTIÇA FEDERAL

Lecturer and PhD in Civil Law from USP. Post-doctorate in Civil Law at the Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht (Germany). Post-doctorate in Criminal Law at the Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches und internationales Strafrecht (Germany). Doctoral candidate in Civil Law at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg (Germany). Master in Civil Law from PUC-SP. Bachelor of Laws from USP. Federal Judge in the Judiciary Section of São Paulo. Federal Judge in aid of the Regional Internal Affairs Office of the Federal Justice of the 3rd Region. University Professor (undergraduate and graduate). Researcher at the Center for Studies in Environmental Democracy at UFSCar. He received a scholarship from Max-Planck-Gesellschaft and CAPES. He was a Federal Police Delegate, Prosecutor of the Central Bank of Brazil, Federal Public Defender, Academic Director of the School of Training and Improvement of Federal Justice Servants in São Paulo and Director of the Association of Federal Judges of São Paulo and Mato Grosso do Sul.

References

BROX, Hans; WALKER, Wolf-Dietrich. Erbrecht. 29. ed. München: Franz Vahlen, 2021.

DUTTA, Anatol. Warum Erbrecht?: Das Vermögensrecht des Generationenwechsels in funktionaler Betrachtung. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2014.

EBENROTH, Carsten Thomas; AUER, Thomas. The Law of Succession. In: EBKE, Werner F.; FINKIN, Matthew W. (org.). Introduction to German Law. The Hague: Kluwer, 1996, p. 273-304.

EPPING, Volker. Grundrechte. 7. ed. Berlin: Springer, 2017.

FRANK, Rainer; HELMS, Tobias. Erbrecht. 7. ed. München: C.H. Beck, 2018.

GRUNEWALD, Barbara. Bürgerliches Recht. 9. ed. München: C.H. Beck, 2014.

GURSKY, Karl-Heinz; LETTMAIER, Saskia. Erbrecht. 7 ed. Heidelberg: C.F. Müller, 2018.

KIPP, Theodor; COING, Helmut. Erbrecht: ein Lehrbuch. Tübingen: Mohr, 1990.

LANGE, Knut Werner. Erbrecht. 3. ed. München: C.H. Beck, 2022.

LEIPOLD, Dieter. Erbrecht. 23. ed. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2022.

LÖHNIG, Martin; FISCHINGER, Philipp S. Erbrecht. 4. ed. München: Franz Vahlen, 2022.

LOTUFO, Renan. Código civil comentado: contratos em geral até doação (arts. 421 a 564). São Paulo: Saraiva, 2016, v. 3.

MEYER-PRITZL, Rudolf. Erbrecht. In: Eckpfeiler des Zivilrechts. 6. ed. Berlin: Sellier – de Gruyter, 2018, p. 1479-1527.

MUSCHELER, Karlheinz. Familienrecht. 5. ed. München: Franz Vahlen, 2022.

OLZEN, Dirk; LOOSCHELDERS, Dirk. Erbrecht. 6. ed. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2020.

ROBBERS, Gerhard. Einführung in das deutsche Recht. 7. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2019.

RÖTHEL, Anne. Erbrecht. 18. ed. München: C.H. Beck, 2020.

SCHMOECKEL, Mathias. Erbrecht. 5. ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos, 2019.

SOLOMON, Dennis. The Law of Succession. In: REIMANN, Mathias; ZEKOLL, Joachim (orgs.). Introduction to German Law. München: C.H. Beck, 2005.

WAAL, Marius J. de. Comparative succession law. In: REIMANN, Mathias; ZIMMERMANN, Reinhard (orgs.). The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Law. Oxford: Oxford, 2006.

ZANINI, Leonardo Estevam de Assis. Direito civil: sucessões. 2. ed. Indaiatuba: Foco, 2022.

ZIMMERMANN, Reinhard. Intestate Succession in Germany. In: REID, Kenneth; WAAL, Marius J. de; ZIMMERMANN, Reinhard (orgs.). Comparative Succession Law. Oxford: Oxford, 2015, v. II.

Downloads

Published

2023-07-31

How to Cite

ZANINI, L. E. de A. (2023). INTRODUCTION TO THE GERMAN LAW OF SUCCESSION. Faculdade De Direito De São Bernardo Do Campo Review, 29(1), 27. Retrieved from https://revistas.direitosbc.br/fdsbc/article/view/1173

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (2023): REVIEW OF FACULTY OF LAW OF SÃO BERNARDO DO CAMPO

Section

Artigos

License

TERMO DE CESSÃO DE DIREITOS AUTORAIS

 

Pelo presente instrumento jurídico particular, na condição legal de autor(a) e detentor(a) dos direitos autorais sobre a obra ora apresentada para avaliação, transfiro integralmente, pelo presente Termo de Cessão de Direitos Autorais, à Faculdade de Direito de São Bernardo do Campo – Autarquia Municipal, sediada na Rua Java, 425, Jardim do Mar, São Bernardo do Campo, SP, CEP 09050-450, inscrita no Cadastro Nacional de Pessoa Jurídica sob o número 59.108.100/0001-89, os direitos de edição, publicação, ditribuição, reprodução em qualquer formato (impresso, digital ou qualquer outra plataforma) e forma de comercialização, bem como todos os elementos que possam conter, patrimoniais ou não, referentes à esta obra, com fundamento nos artigos 28 a 33 da Lei Federal nº 9.610, de 19 de fevereiro de 1998 (Lei de Direitos Autorais), para a finalidade específica de publicação na Revista da Faculdade de Direito de São Bernardo do Campo e Repositório Eletrônico, podendo ser o artigo livremente consultado e reproduzido.
Fico ciente, ainda, que tal transferência se dá por prazo de forma definitiva e irretratável.

Estou ciente de que o envio da obra implica na concordância total com o acima exposto.