Historical and legal aspects of the establishment and development of the institute of inheritance by law

Valevskaya Angelina

The article is devoted to the analysis of genesis issues of inheritance relations with respect to such a basis as inheritance by law. The article explores the main stages of inheritance development according to the law, from ancient Roman jurisprudence to modern Russian legislation. The article reflects the peculiarities of the said basis of inheritance at the Soviet stage of national social development, regulated in Decrees, Civil Codes of the RSFSR 1922 and 1964, etc. The peculiarities of inheritance under the law are noted in the current inheritance law, the regulated eight-level order of heirs who acquire the right to inherit on the basis of the gradual system recognized in Russia as the fundamental criterion of recognition to inheritance under the law of a certain relative has been studied.

Keywords:inheritance, historical sources, ancient Roman jurisprudence, succession order, gradual inheritance system.