In the years to come, when the assets accumulated after the war are passed on to the next generation, the law of inheritance will become increasingly important. Karlheinz Muscheler deals with the two legal and technical principles of the German law of inheritance: the principle of universal succession and that of direct acquisition. His objective is to describe as precisely as possible how both of these principles work as well as those legal rules which have been recognized as an exception to them. At the same time the author also examines the background of both principles to be found in legal history, in comparative law and in legal policy.

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ist emeritierter Professor für Deutsche Rechtsgeschichte, Bürgerliches Recht und Handelsrecht der Ruhr-Universität Bochum.