In defense of Peter's
succession law, Feofan Prokopovich invoked an original contract that gave the monarch the consent of the people to rule "for our own welfare" (k obshchei pol'ze nashei).
If the
succession law had not been introduced in 1701, the country would now be ruled by King Carl, a 50-year-old pastor in the German town of Neuwied.
(8) Indeed while other areas of private law have been studied for purposes of unification, "the unification or even harmonisation of
succession law is not on the agenda of any law-making body." (9) In that regard, this article attempts to fill the gap in comparative private law.
Congress passed the first presidential
succession law in 1792.
Property Passing, by will or by operation of state intestate
succession law, from an individual to his or her heirs or other beneficiaries.
With the change to the 300-yearold
succession laws, a first-born girl will become Queen, regardless of any male siblings she may have.
Amazing as it seems, the apartment is still rent controlled because of
succession laws.
After the royal couple's wedding last April, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced moves to change
succession laws so that their first child - whether a boy or a girl - would inherit the crown.
was amusing to read a Prince from the German town of Neuwied, on the Rhine, would be King Carl I of England had the new
succession laws been around in Queen Anne's time (Mirror, October 31).
London, Oct 9 (ANI): A first-born daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton would be entitled to inherit one of Britain's wealthiest estates, under a change in the royal
succession laws passed by the British Government.