Inheritance And The Right To Bequeath

Author : Hans-Christoph Schmidt am Busch,Daniel Halliday,Thomas Gutmann
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-21
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000645842

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Inheritance and the Right to Bequeath by Hans-Christoph Schmidt am Busch,Daniel Halliday,Thomas Gutmann Pdf

In every Western democracy today, inheritances have a very profound influence on people’s lives. This motivates renewed scholarship on inheritance law by philosophy and the legal sciences. The present volume aims to contribute to some ongoing areas of inquiry while also filling some gaps in research. It is organized in a highly interdisciplinary way. In the thirteen chapters of the book, written by outstanding philosophers and legal scholars, the following questions, among others, are discussed: What is the nature of the right to bequeath? What are the social functions of bequest and inheritance? What arguments concerning justice have philosophers and legal scholars advanced in favour or against practices of bequest and inheritance? How should we think about taxing the wealth transfers that occur in bequest and inheritance? In discussing these questions, the authors break new ground and offer much needed insight into several related domains, such as the philosophy of law; legal theory; general and applied ethics; social and political philosophy; theories of justice; and the history of legal, political, and economic thought. This book will be of great interest to scholars in these areas as well as policy-makers.

Author : Daniel Halliday
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780192524997

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Inheritance of Wealth by Daniel Halliday Pdf

Daniel Halliday examines the moral grounding of the right to bequeath or transfer wealth. He engages with contemporary concerns about wealth inequality, class hierarchy, and taxation, while also drawing on the history of the egalitarian, utilitarian, and liberal traditions in political philosophy. He presents an egalitarian case for restricting inherited wealth, arguing that unrestricted inheritance is unjust to the extent that it enables and enhances the intergenerational replication of inequality. Here, inequality is understood in a group-based sense: the unjust effects of inheritance are principally in its tendency to concentrate certain opportunities into certain groups. This results in what Halliday describes as 'economic segregation'. He defends a specific proposal about how to tax inherited wealth: roughly, inheritance should be taxed more heavily when it comes from old money. He rebuts some sceptical arguments against inheritance taxes, and makes suggestions about how tax schemes should be designed.

Author : Daniel Halliday
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : LAW
ISBN : 0191841544

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Inheritance of Wealth by Daniel Halliday Pdf

Daniel Halliday examines the moral grounding of the right to bequeath or transfer wealth. He engages with contemporary concerns about wealth inequality, class hierarchy, and taxation, while also drawing on the history of the egalitarian, utilitarian, and liberal traditions in political philosophy. He presents an egalitarian case for restricting inherited wealth, arguing that unrestricted inheritance is unjust to the extent that it enables and enhances the intergenerational replication of inequality. Here, inequality is understood in a group-based sense: the unjust effects of inheritance are principally in its tendency to concentrate certain opportunities into certain groups. This results in what Halliday describes as 'economic segregation'. He defends a specific proposal about how to tax inherited wealth: roughly, inheritance should be taxed more heavily when it comes from old money.

Author : Guido Erreygers,Toon Vandevelde
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013-03-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783662033432

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Is Inheritance Legitimate? by Guido Erreygers,Toon Vandevelde Pdf

The debate on inheritance and inheritance taxation has always been linked with the " efficiency versus equity issue". Some consider inheritance taxes as highly appropriate means to bring forth more economic equality, especially equality in starting conditions. Others openly doubt the effectiveness of inheritance taxes in this domain, and point out that the negative effects may outweigh the positive. Some go as far as to say that high inheritance taxes threaten fundamental ethical values and should therefore be abolished. In this book both economists and philosophers try to disentangle these and related theoretical issues. It gives an overview of what economists and philosophers have to say on the matter, and confronts and discusses two radically opposed reform proposals.

Author : Jens Beckert
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Law
ISBN : 0691134510

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Inherited Wealth by Jens Beckert Pdf

How to regulate the transfer of wealth from one generation to the next has been hotly debated among politicians, legal scholars, sociologists, economists, and philosophers for centuries. Bequeathing wealth is a vital ingredient of family solidarity. But does the reproduction of social inequality through inheritance square with the principle of equal opportunity? Does democracy suffer when family wealth becomes political power? The first in-depth, comparative study of the development of inheritance law in the United States, France, and Germany, Inherited Wealth investigates longstanding political and intellectual debates over inheritance laws and explains why these laws still differ so greatly among these countries. Using a sociological perspective, Jens Beckert sheds light on the four most controversial issues in inheritance law during the past two centuries: the freedom to dispose of one's property as one wishes, the rights of family members to the wealth bequeathed, the dissolution of entails (which restrict inheritance to specific classes of heirs), and estate taxation. Beckert shows that while the United States, France, and Germany have all long defended inheritance rights based on the notion of individual property rights, they have justified limitations on inheritance rights in profoundly different ways, reflecting culturally specific ways of understanding the problems of inherited wealth.

Author : Robert K. Miller Jr.,Stephen J. McNamee
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781489919311

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Inheritance and Wealth in America by Robert K. Miller Jr.,Stephen J. McNamee Pdf

Inheritance and Wealth in America is a superb collection of original essays, written in nontechnical language by experts in sociology, economics, anthropology, history, law, and other disciplines. Notable chapters provide - an outstanding interpretative history of inheritance in American legal thought - a critical review of the literature on the economics of inheritance at the household and societal levels - a superb history of Federal taxation of wealth transfers, and - a sociological examination of inheritance and its role in class reproduction and stratification. This groundbreaking work is of value to any researcher dealing with the transmission of wealth and privilege across generations.

Author : George Brooks
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Industrial policy
ISBN : UOM:39015039348316

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Industry and Property by George Brooks Pdf

Author : John Cunliffe,Guido Erreygers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415516921

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Inherited Wealth, Justice and Equality by John Cunliffe,Guido Erreygers Pdf

The core of the book consists of a selection of papers presented at an international workshop where researchers from a variety of fields and countries discussed the connections between inherited wealth, justice and equality. The volume is complemented by a few other papers commissioned by the editors. The contributions cover historical, political, philosophical, sociological and economic aspects.

Author : Jørgen Pedersen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000334289

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Distributive Justice and Taxation by Jørgen Pedersen Pdf

Providing a thorough examination of distributive justice, Distributive Justice and Taxation presents and discusses different theories of what constitutes a just society, and how goods should be distributed in such a society. The distribution of goods in society has direct and serious consequences on the lives of the people. There are therefore important questions to be asked regarding the justice of that distribution: Is it just that some people inherit large fortunes while others inherit nothing? Do rich people have additional access to political power because of their wealth? If so, is that just? And should the ambition for economic policies be to combat poverty, or to reduce inequality? This book explores these questions and a number of others through the analysis of related theories, spanning from strong egalitarian theories on the left to right-wing libertarianism. The chapters also explicitly examine the case of taxation – one of the most important and controversial measures of distribution of goods in society. Placing emphasis on the case of Norway and using data from both the UK and USA as a point of comparison, the work details and explores the key features of the tax system. It concludes by presenting and evaluating arguments for and against taxes such as income tax, wealth tax, and inheritance tax. This book is essential reading for those interested in distributive justice, as well as students and scholars of philosophy, law, political science, and economics.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192844934

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Philosophical Foundations of the Law of Express Trusts by Anonim Pdf

The trust is a highly popular mode of property-holding and one of the most important innovations in the law of equity. It presents the jurist with numerous conceptual, doctrinal, and ethical challenges. In addition to being used towards the pursuit of good, trusts have also been used for ill, and the interaction of trust law with other laws agitates received principles of justice, efficiency, and coherence in the law. Trust law remains, nevertheless, under-theorized. While its technical and doctrinal aspects have been studied intensively, the foundational questions to which they give rise have remained largely unexamined. This volume takes an important step towards filling this gap. The chapters in this book explore some of these quandaries with a view to initiating and encouraging further engagement and learning. They identify different challenges and adopt a variety of methodological approaches and perspectives towards their resolution, ranging from conceptual questions about what is 'the trust' and 'trusts law', chapters analysing the legal and/or moral statuses of each of the settlor, trustee, and beneficiary, to chapters questioning the moral foundations of different trusts and range of pursuits towards which parties have deployed them.

Author : Cecile Fabre
Publisher : Polity
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2007-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780745639697

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Justice in a Changing World by Cecile Fabre Pdf

Should governments give special rights to ethnic and cultural minorities? Should rich countries open their borders to economic immigrants or transfer resources to poor countries? When framing and implementing economic and environmental policies, should current generations take into account the interests of future generations? If our political community committed a wrong against another group a hundred years ago, do we owe reparations to current members of that group? These are just some of the pressing questions which are fully explored in this accessible new analysis of justice in the contemporary world. They force us to reconsider the extent of our obligations to our fellow citizens, future generations and foreigners. Justice in a Changing World introduces the moral debates around issues such as immigration, national self-determination, cultural rights and reparations, as well as resource transfers from one generation to the next and from rich to poor countries, through the lenses of liberalism, communitarianism and libertarianism. In so doing, it helps to unravel the complexity of key ethical dilemmas facing us today. The book will be a valuable resource for students of political theory, and will appeal to anyone wishing to reflect on their deepest values and commitments by putting them to the test of practical politics.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Sweet & Maxwell
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780414024847

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Private Client Tax by Anonim Pdf

Private Client Tax is the essential reference guide for anyone concerned with cross border trust, estate and succession planning for wealthy international families.This includes not only family members themselves, but Private Banks, Family Offices and professionals serving this sector as accountants, tax advisers, lawyers, art and property advisors etc.Covering over 25 major jurisdictions worldwide this title offers you insight into the basic legal framework in each jurisdiction with commentary on topics on which anyone considering taking up residence in a new jurisdiction needs to focus.

Author : Robert C. Adamski
Publisher : BookPros, LLC
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780981453446

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Inheritance Hijackers by Robert C. Adamski Pdf

Inheritance theft is a widespread but hidden phenomenon afflicting every level of society. During the next twenty years, baby boomers and their children will inherit an estimated one hundred trillion dollars, much of which will be hijacked by family members, associates, or strangers. Everyone who might give or receive an inheritance is a potential victim.The legal and practical advice in this book teaches:"Who steals inheritances"Why, When, and How inheritances are stolen"Why we are all potential victims"How to protect yourselfThis book includes Q&As on inheritance law, quizzes to determine the security of your estate, and checklists on how to protect yourself.

Author : Colin Tyler
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-30
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781845405564

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Civil Society, Capitalism and the State by Colin Tyler Pdf

Civil Society, Capitalism and the State presents a critical reconstruction of the social and political facets of Thomas Hill Green's liberal socialism. It explores the complex relationships Green sees between human nature, personal freedom, the common good, rights and the state. It explores Green's analysis of free exchange, his critique of capitalism and his defence of trade union activity and the cooperative movement. It establishes that Green gives only grudging support to welfarism, which he saw as a conservative mechanism in effect if not conscious design. It is shown that he believes state provision of welfare to be justified only to the extent that peasants and the proletariat lack a culture and institutions which enable them to assert themselves against abusive landlords and capitalists. Ultimately, it is shown that Green's guiding ideal is the creation of a eudaimonically-enriching kingdom of ends, which favours the creation of a dynamic and free society driven by mass participation through decentralised social and political institutions. This book builds on Colin Tyler's The Metaphysics of Self-realisation and Freedom (2010), although it can also be read as a freestanding work.

Author : Cecile Fabre
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-18
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191089558

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Cosmopolitan Peace by Cecile Fabre Pdf

This book articulates a cosmopolitan theory of the principles which ought to regulate belligerents' conduct in the aftermath of war. Throughout, it relies on the fundamental principle that all human beings, wherever they reside, have rights to the freedoms and resources which they need to lead a flourishing life, and that national and political borders are largely irrelevant to the conferral of those rights. With that principle in hand, the book provides a normative defence of restitutive and reparative justice, the punishment of war criminals, the resort to transitional foreign administration as a means to govern war-torn territories, and the deployment of peacekeeping and occupation forces. It also outlines various reconciliatory and commemorative practices which might facilitate the emergence of trust amongst enemies and thereby improve prospects for peace.