Singular succession due to inheritance in ancient Roman law

Illya Karakash; Ievgen Riabokon; Liudmyla Popsuienko; Iryna Babych; Maryna Zaveriukha

Illya Karakash Department of Agrarian, Land and Environmental Law of National University «Odesa Law Academy»
Ievgen Riabokon Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Liudmyla Popsuienko Department of History of State and Law of National University «Odesa Law Academy»
Iryna Babych Civil law Department of National University «Odesa Law Academy»
Maryna Zaveriukha Department of Agrarian, Land and Environmental Law of National University «Odesa Law Academy»

Keywords: Universal succession, singular succession, legatum, inheritance law, will.

Abstract

The authors of the article analyzed the hereditary laws of ancient Rome (legatum and fideicommissum). The object of the study of the article is the inheritance (universal or singular) by legatum and fideicommissum. Under universal inheritance, all the rights and obligations of the testator were transferred to the heir. The singular inheritance is a transfer of exclusive property and property rights, but not duties. The Legatum is one of the oldest legal institutions that has already been fixed in the laws of the XII Tables. Fideicommissum is an assignment of posthumous commandments, a form of refusal instead of a legatum.
It can be concluded that the Romans divided the succession into universal and singular since it could relate either to the property as a whole, and as a consequence – to all its constituent parts, or only certain parts of the property.

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Author Biographies

Illya Karakash, Department of Agrarian, Land and Environmental Law of National University «Odesa Law Academy»

Doctor of Law science, Professor of Department of Agrarian, Land and Environmental Law of National University «Odesa Law Academy»

Ievgen Riabokon, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Ph. D., Professor Assistant of Civil law Department of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

Liudmyla Popsuienko, Department of History of State and Law of National University «Odesa Law Academy»

Ph. D., Professor Assistant of Department of History of State and Law of National University «Odesa Law Academy»

Iryna Babych, Civil law Department of National University «Odesa Law Academy»

Ph. D., Professor Assistant of Civil law Department of National University «Odesa Law Academy»

Maryna Zaveriukha, Department of Agrarian, Land and Environmental Law of National University «Odesa Law Academy»

Ph. D., Professor Assistant of Department of Agrarian, Land and Environmental Law of National University «Odesa Law Academy»

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