English Abstract: Ethical wills are testaments, or planning instruments mortis causa alike, that contain provisions regarding the deceased's (non-economic) values rather than his (economic) valuables. The authors define and analyse the substance and form of ethical wills from a comparative...

The following report intents to describe the matrimonial property law in Austria. Austrian matrimonial property law to a large extent is settled law. Although very important for marriage this area of law compared to marriage and divorce law is of less interest to legal literature. Only recently...

This Addendum intents to amend the original study on u0093Comparative Law on the Rules Governing Conflicts of Jurisdiction and Laws on Matrimonial Property Regimes and the Implications for Property Issues of the Separation of Unmarried Couples in the Member Statesu0094 prepared in May 2002. The...

The object of this report is to present an outline on the central features of the private international law rules relating to matrimonial property in England and Wales. In the United Kingdom there are several distinct legal systems: England and Wales, (one legal territory, referred to hereafter...