Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Inheritance Rights
Course Code
JF_090
Branch of Science
Civil Rights; Law
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Juridical Science
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Inga Kudeikina
Structure Unit Manager
Ieva Puzo
Structural Unit
Faculty of Social Sciences
Contacts
Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
Provide students with the opportunity to acquire general knowledge of inheritance law, its sources, legal institutes that would promote acquisition of knowledge and skills characteristic to the field of law, enabling them to assess and apply the law and regulations regulating the legal relations of inheritance, understanding the key regularities and building a student’s competence in the field of inheritance law.
Preliminary Knowledge
Introduction to Civil Law, Family Law.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.The student knows the institutions of the inheritance law, the rights and obligations of legal relationships among the participants; is able to demonstrate the understanding of the key concepts and regularities; is able to demonstrate the basic and specialist knowledge and critical understanding inherent to the field of the inheritance law; is familiar with the highest achievements of the inheritance law sector.
Skills
1.Ability to analyse, synthesize and evaluate: the complex nature of the inheritance procedure, which includes the components of legal, testamentary and contractual succession; the role and consequences of the expression of the will of the deceased and the heir; the procedure of the inheritance process; drawing up of legal documents. The student is able to demonstrate a scientific approach to problem solving; is able to structure his/her own learning independently and is able to make decisions and find creative solutions in changing or uncertain circumstances. The student is able to take responsibility and initiative by working individually, in a team or managing the work of other people. The student is able to express and analytically describe information, problems and solutions in the field of inheritance law using the theoretical bases and skills acquired, to explain them and discuss them in a reasoned way with both professionals and non-professionals.
Competences
1.The student is able to find a solution to the relevant factual circumstances in the field of the inheritance law independently or within working groups and to prepare draft procedural documents. The student is able to independently select and process legal information necessary for the completion of the assignments. The student is able to take decisions and address problems in the field of the inheritance law; is able to continue education, to obtain legal information, to follow the current case law in the field of inheritance law.
Assessment
Individual work
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Preparing an individual written assignment according to the topics given and requirements set for during classes; independent study of the specified legal literature and practice materials.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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Active participation in lectures, timely submission of high-quality written homework; active participation in classes, quality of answers in classes, individual work: homework assignments, a written examination.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The rights of inheritance. Sources of the rights of inheritance.
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Lecture
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The concept of inheritance. The rights of inheritance. The heir, the capacity to inherit. Discovery of inheritance, guardianship, a claim for inheritance.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Legal succession.
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Class/Seminar
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Legal succession.
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Class/Seminar
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Legal succession.
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Lecture
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Testamentary succession.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Legacies. Contractual succession.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Legal succession. Testamentary succession, contractual succession.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Legal succession. Testamentary succession, contractual succession.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Acceptance and acquisition of inheritance.
The right of increase. An addition to the previously received. A claim for inheritance.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Acceptance and acquisition of inheritance.
The right of increase. An addition to the previously received. A claim for inheritance.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Distribution of inheritance.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Handling of inheritance cases.
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Loss of the rights of inheritance.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Exclusion from inheritance.
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Class/Seminar
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Loss of the rights of inheritance. Exclusion from inheritance.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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The concept of inheritance. The rights of inheritance. The heir, the capacity to inherit. Discovery of inheritance, guardianship, a claim for inheritance.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Testamentary succession.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Legacies. Contractual succession.
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Lecture
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Acceptance and acquisition of inheritance.
The right of increase. An addition to the previously received. A claim for inheritance.
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Class/Seminar
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Modality
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Auditorium
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2
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Topics
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Distribution of inheritance.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
10 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Normatīvie akti:
2.
Latvijas Republikas Civillikums. Mantojuma tiesības. II daļa. R.: Latvijas Vēstneša bibliotēka. 2007.g.
3.
Latvijas Republikas Civillikuma komentāri. Mantojuma tiesības. /Sast. R.Krauze un Z.Gencs. R.: Mans īpašums, 1997. -392 lpp.
4.
Latvijas Republikas Civillikuma komentāri. Mantojuma tiesības. /Sast. Z.Gencs. R.: Tiesu namu aģentūra, 2012. -401 lpp.
5.
Gencs Z. Mantošana. Zinātniski praktisks komentārs. R. 2002. -471 lpp.
6.
Krauze R. Mantojuma tiesības. Latvijas republikā. R.: Biznesa komplekss, 1997.g.
7.
Latvijas Republikas Civilprocesa likums. R.: Latvijas Vēstneša bibliotēka. 2008.g.
8.
Notariāta likums. Latvijas Republikas likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2005.g. Nr. 1.
9.
Bāriņtiesu likums. Latvijas Republikas likums. Latvijas Vēstnesis 2007.g. Nr.l;
10.
04.08.2008. MK noteikumi Nr.618 Par mantojuma reģistra un mantojuma lietu vešanu
Additional Reading
1.
Kudeikina, I. Inventāra tiesības problemātika, 2018.gada RSU Zinātniskā konference.
2.
Kudeikina, I., Ābelis, K.. Lēmumu par aizgādnības nodibināšanu mantojumas administratīvi tiesiskās kolīzijas. Starptautiskās zinātniskās konferences "Sociālās zinātnes reģionālajai attīstībai 2016" materiāli (2016. gada 14.-15. oktobris). II [2.]
3.
Žurnāls "Jurista Vārds "
4.
The law of succession : testamentary freedom : european perspectives / edited by Miriam Anderson and Esther Arroyo i Amayuelas. Groningen : Europa Law Publishing, ©2011.
5.
Olzen, Dirk. Erbrecht / von Dirk Olzen. 3., neu bearb. Aufl. Berlin : De Gruyter, c2009.
6.
Brox, Hans. Erbrecht / von Hans Brox. 21., neu bearb. Aufl. Köln; Berlin; München: Heymanns, 2004.
Other Information Sources
1.
Latvijas Republikas Austākās Tiesas mājas lapa - www.at.gov.lv
2.
Zvērinātu notāru mājas lapa: www.latvijasnotars.lv