Gegenwart und Zukunft des privatschriftlichen Testaments

Abstract

This work examines the private handwritten will as a core area of inheritance law that has come to be viewed in a new light due to technological and societal developments over the past decades. It focuses on the question of whether current legal provisions are still capable of reliably giving effect to the testator's testamentary intentions in an increasingly digitized world, in a manner that meets the testator's expectations. To address the identified gaps in legal policy, this study draws on a comparative legal analysis of Australian wills law to develop potential solutions, leading in particular to the formulation of specific legislative proposals.