Joint will of spouses in Russian and foreign legislation: a comparative research
Abstract
We made a comparative analysis between the legislation of Russia and some foreign countries on the joint will of spouses by methods of scientific knowledge in order to draw conclusions about the prospects of development of Russian legislation using foreign experience. We also considered the legislation on the general will of spouses and checked the the features of the joint will of spouses under the legislation of Germany, England, Ukraine and other countries. We prepared some proposals for improving the legislation of the Russian Federation on the joint will of spouses. The result of the study is the conclusion that the joint will in Russian law is a logical and justified innovation, reflecting a conceptual approach to the disposal of common property of spouses, based on the expansion of the dispositivity in inheritance law.
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