The Axiology of Military Wills – a Comparative Analysis

Rudnicki, Jan

The Axiology of Military Wills – a Comparative Analysis

Abstract

The institution of military will, derived from Roman imperial law, developed into many various models. Despite crucial differences, all the models can be described as special forms of testaments restricted to soldiers and sailors, thus always having an element of personal privilege. The differences, on the other hand, prove that each model represents another ideas and principles concerning testamentary law. Every lawmaker has to decide how to balance two colliding principles: freedom of testation and security of legal circulation. The case of military will, via its uniqueness, gives an opportunity to look through fundamental models of solving of this collision.