Das gemeinschaftliche Testament und die Frage der Bindung an Absprachen auf den Todesfall bei

This analysis of the joint will, the contract of inheritance and other arrangements on death in German, Austrian, French and Swiss law explores how, in relationships of trust, such more or less binding agreements on a testamentary act are to be reconciled with the protection against excessive self-binding and unilateral enforcement of interests. The pitfalls and need for reform of the inheritance contract of the ZGB concern mainly Swiss practitioners and authorities. In addition, due to her multinational studies, the author represents an approach to the joint will and the contract of succession that transcends national borders and will be of interest to both practitioners and European institutions in terms of comparative law and the interpretation of the Eu ErbVO.