TY - BOOK AU - Valsan,Remus AU - Gretton,George L AU - Kasirer,Nicholas AU - Matthews,Paul AU - Popovici,Alexandra AU - Reid,Kenneth G C AU - Schmieman,Emile AU - Smith,Lionel D AU - Valsan,Remus TI - Trusts and Patrimonies T2 - Edinburgh Studies in Law : ESL SN - 9780748697748 AV - K795 .T779 2015 U1 - 346.059 PY - 2022///] CY - Edinburgh : PB - Edinburgh University Press, KW - Trusts and trustees KW - Law KW - LAW / Comparative KW - bisacsh N1 - restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - Explores the private law trust using the concept of patrimony in England, Scotland, Quebec and the NetherlandsThis volume explores how the private law concepts of trust and patrimony interact in various jurisdictions, with a view to advancing the understanding of the trust as a fundamental legal concept. It comprises new and previously published papers written by distinguished comparative law scholars. The authors investigate whether the common law trust could be understood as a civil law patrimony by appropriation, and whether civil law and mixed traditions could create local versions of the common law trust using patrimony as the main conceptual building block. Key FeaturesThe first comparative law book addressing the relation between trust and patrimony from a comparative and trans-systemic perspectiveFocusses on the private law of England, Scotland, Quebec and the NetherlandsResponds to the increasing appeal and popularity of the institution of trust in civil law jurisdictions in Continental Europe and AsiaAn invaluable resource for legal researchers, practitioners and policy makers interested in the theoretical and practical challenges that the trust poses in civil law countries UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748697755?locatt=mode:legacy UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748697755 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780748697755/original ER -