The analysis of the implementation of inheritance law in selected EU countries

The purpose of the article is to analyze the peculiarities of the inheritance procedure of individual European countries. The subject of the study is the implementation of inheritance law in Spain, Germany and Austria. The research methodology includes the use of general scientific and special methods of scientific cognition: dialectical, historical and legal, formal and logical, method of hermeneutics, generalization, comparison, etc. Research results. The procedures for implementation of the right to inheritance in Spain, Germany and Austria are considered. The forms and features of making wills in these countries are studied. The cases of acceptance and rejection of inheritance are analyzed. The right of minors to make a will is covered.. The practical implication lies in the possibility of applying international norms in the legislation of Ukraine. Value / originality. The Authors' proposals on the implementation of European experience in the inheritance legislation of Ukraine are given.