The essay provides an overview of the formalities established by civil law, canon law and city statutes in order to draft a will in the Middle Ages. It is well known that legisti repeatedly addressed the issue posed by the foreigner who made a will in a city which had local provisions in place that derogated from the ius commune. In particular, Bartolus pointed out some conflict-of-law rules about contracts, criminal law, wills and succession. However, the implementation of these rules sometimes clashed with the jurist’s conscience. In some consilia, Baldus highlighted the doubts which would arise when compliance with the strict rules of the ius civile meant betraying the wishes of the deceased.

A Coffer for the Will / A.C.C. Bassani (STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF LAW AND JUSTICE). - In: Succession Law, Practice and Society in Europe across the Centuries / [a cura di] M.G. di Renzo Villata. - Cham : Springer, 2018. - ISBN 9783319762579. - pp. 231-247 [10.1007/978-3-319-76258-6_8]

A Coffer for the Will

A.C.C. Bassani
2018

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The essay provides an overview of the formalities established by civil law, canon law and city statutes in order to draft a will in the Middle Ages. It is well known that legisti repeatedly addressed the issue posed by the foreigner who made a will in a city which had local provisions in place that derogated from the ius commune. In particular, Bartolus pointed out some conflict-of-law rules about contracts, criminal law, wills and succession. However, the implementation of these rules sometimes clashed with the jurist’s conscience. In some consilia, Baldus highlighted the doubts which would arise when compliance with the strict rules of the ius civile meant betraying the wishes of the deceased.
Succession Law; Medieval History
Settore IUS/19 - Storia del Diritto Medievale e Moderno
2018
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