ADAPTATION OF THE CIVIL LEGISLATION OF UKRAINE IN THE FIELD OF INHERITANCE WITH EU LAW

Abstract

This article studies the directions of adaptation of the civil legislation of Ukraine in the field of inheritance with EU law, as well as the institution of inheritance in Ukraine. The purpose of this article is to study and determine the main directions and conditions for adapting and approximating the Ukrainian civil legislation regulating inheritance in relation to the law of the European Union countries. The methods used to study this topic include: dialectical method, legal recognition method, comparative legal method, formal legal method, historical method, hermeneutical method, structural and functional method. During the research, the concepts of "inheritance" and "adaptation" were defined; the history of the development of inheritance relations was studied, from the regulation of Roman law to the present; the characterization of the institute of inheritance law in Ukraine, including its main components; the directions of adaptation of national legislation in the field of inheritance to the legal standards of the European Union countries were determined. The practical significance of the results obtained is expressed in the possibility of applying the scientific provisions and conclusions of the article for further improvement of legislation in the field of inheritance, as well as effective adaptation of Ukrainian legislation in the field of inheritance to the standards of European Union law.

Keywords: inheritance; composition of inheritance; testator; heir; inheritance legal relations; last will and testament, Ukraine, European Union