The Principles of Hereditary Law as the Basis of Legal Policy in the Sphere of Inheritance

У статті розглядаються питання побудови системи принципів спадкового права, особливості їх реалізації та напрями розвитку спадкового законодавства.The article is devoted to the formation of system of principles of the ukrainian inheritance law. The notion of principles of inheritance law and its distinctive features are defined. The signs to which the principle of inheritance law should be compliant are analyzed. Author proposes the concept of the principles of inheritance law and states its essence, peculiarities and the order of implementation. The system of principles of inheritance law includes the principle of free will, which consists in the right to make a will at any time, and in the right of the heir to accept or renounce the inheritance; universality of hereditary succession because heirs are obliged to take all assets and liabilities of the inheritance and the receiving of only a part of the inheritance is excluded; the principle of family-blood nature of inheritance, since in determining the range of heirs, the legislator takes into account both blood relationship and the existence of family relations; the principle of priority of inheritance in case of legal succession; the principle of equality of hereditary shares when inherited by law; the principle of state protection of the interests of disabled relatives and spouses. The author suggests distinguishing the principles of hereditary law from functional provisions that do not play an independent role, but only contribute to the implementation of the principles. These include such provisions as the secret of the will; protection of inheritance; reimbursement of expenses to persons; who looked after the testator, etc. The proposals on improving improve the inheritance legislation, which relate to empowering the devisor during life apply to the court to deprive the inheritance of heirs who are entitled to the obligatory part of the inheritance.В статье рассматриваются вопросы построения системы принципов наследственного права, особенности их реализации и направления развития наследственного законодательства