Alexandra Braun

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• 2024

  Testamentary responsibility

  Braun, A., 12 Jun 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Edinburgh Law Review. p. 1-24 24 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File
• 2023

  Private Purpose Trusts in Scotland

  Braun, A., 1 Oct 2023, In: Edinburgh Law Review. 27, 3, p. 397-403

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

• Private Purpose Trusts: Good for Scotland?

  Braun, A., 11 May 2023, Social Science Research Network (SSRN), 27 p. (SSRN Electronic Journal).

  Research output: Working paper › Preprint

  • Purpose 100%
  • Nonprofit Organizations 100%
  • Market Concentration 100%
  • Enterprises 8%
  • Ownership 8%

• Private Purpose Trusts: Good for Scotland?

  Braun, A., 11 May 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) Social Science Research Network (SSRN), 27 p. (University of Edinburgh School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper Series; no. 2023/05).

  Research output: Working paper

  • Purpose 100%
  • Nonprofit Organizations 100%
  • Market Concentration 100%
  • Enterprises 9%
  • Trust Law 9%
• 2022

  Scottish judges in Westminster: The case of Lord Dunedin

  Braun, A., 17 Oct 2022, Iurium itinera: Historical Comparative Law and Comparative Legal History. In Honour of Reinhard Zimmermann for His 70th Birthday on 10 October 2022. Jansen, N. & Meier, S. (eds.). Mohr Siebeck, p. 29-51 (Beiträge zum ausländischen und internationalen Privatrecht; vol. 138).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

• Claiming a Promised Inheritance: A Comparative Study

  Braun, A., 8 Sept 2022, Oxford University Press. 416 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • Inheritance 100%
  • Law 100%
  • Comparative Study 100%
  • Books 44%
  • Response 22%
• 2020

  Concluding reflections

  Braun, A., 1 Jan 2020, In: Edinburgh Law Review. 24, 1, p. 147-152

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

• Symposium: Reforming intestate succession law

  Braun, A. (ed.), 1 Jan 2020, In: Edinburgh Law Review. 24, 1, p. 110-111

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

• Forced Heirship in Italy

  Braun, A., 2020, Comparative Succession Law Volume III: Mandatory Family Protection: Family Protection. Reid, K. G. C., de Waal, M. J. & Zimmermann, R. (eds.). Oxford : Oxford University Press, p. 108-138

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

• 2019

  The value of communication practices for comparative law: Exploring the relationship between Scotland and England

  Braun, A., 30 Oct 2019, In: Current Legal Problems. 72, 1, p. 315–345 31 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  File

  • Comparative Law 100%
  • Communication 100%
  • Practice 100%
  • Relationships 100%
  • Space 85%
• 2017

  Exploring the boundaries of succession law

  Braun, A., 1 Dec 2017, Nothing so Practical as a Good Theory: Festschrift for George L Gretton . Steven, AJM., Anderson, RG. & MacLeod, J. (eds.). Edinburgh : Avizandum Publishing, p. 294-307

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

• Testamentary promises between selflessness and self-interest

  Braun, A., 27 Jun 2017, L'abnégation en Droit Civil. Hulin, A-S. & Lecky, R. (eds.). Yvon Blais, p. 21-49

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

• The state of the art of comparative research in the area of trusts

  Braun, A., 27 Jan 2017, Comparative Property Law : Global Perspectives. Graziadei, M. & Smith, L. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 121-149 29 p. (Research Handbooks in Comparative Law series).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

  • Nonprofit Organizations 100%
  • Comparative Analysis 100%
  • Market Concentration 100%
  • Comparative Study 33%
  • Achievement 33%
• 2016

  Will-substitutes in England and Wales

  Braun, A., 31 Jul 2016, Passing Wealth on Death: Will-Substitutes in Comparative Perspective. Braun, A. & Röthel, A. (eds.). Hart Publishing, p. 51-78 (Studies of the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

• Exploring means of transferring wealth on death: A comparative perspective

  Braun, A. & Röthel, A., 28 Jul 2016, Passing Wealth on Death: Will-Substitutes in Comparative Perspective . Röthel, A. & Braun, A. (eds.). Hart Publishing, p. 323-367 (Studies of the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Passing Wealth on Death: Will-Substitutes in Comparative Perspective

  Braun, A. (ed.) & Röthel, A. (ed.), 28 Jul 2016, 1st ed. Hart Publishing. 408 p. (Studies of the Oxford Institute of European and Comparative Law)

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

  • Death 100%
  • Wealth 100%
  • Perspective 100%
  • Jurisdiction 50%
  • Teachers 37%

• Pension death benefits: Opportunities and pitfalls

  Braun, A., 28 Jul 2016, Current Issues in Succession Law . Häcker, B. & Mitchell, C. (eds.). 1st ed. Hart Publishing, p. 231-256

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

• Non-testamentary means of transferring wealth on death: A common law perspective

  Braun, A., 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• The risk of ‘Misusing’ trusts: Some lessons from the Italian experience

  Braun, A., 2016, In: European Review of Private Law. 24, 6, p. 1119-1139

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Nonprofit Organizations 100%
  • Experience 100%
  • Purpose 16%
  • Legal System 16%
  • Fear 16%

• Where there’s no will, there’s a way...

  Braun, A., 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• 2015

  Intestate succession in Italy

  Braun, A., 27 Aug 2015, Comparative Succession Law: Intestate Succession. Reid, K., De Waal, M. & Zimmermann, R. (eds.). Oxford University Press, Chapter 4

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

• The risk of misusing trusts: Some lessons from the Italian experience

  Braun, A., 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• Will-substitutes in England and Wales

  Braun, A., 2015.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• 2014

  Amministrazione di sostegno e trust: Una tutela per il dopo di noi

  Braun, A., 2014.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• 2013

  The framing of a European law of trusts

  Braun, A., 2013, The Worlds of the Trust . Smith, LD. (ed.). Cambridge University Press, p. 277-304

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

• 2012

  Formal and informal testamentary promises: A historical and comparative perspective

  Braun, A., 2012, In: Rabels Zeitschrift für ausländisches und internationales Privatrecht (RabelsZ). p. 994-1021

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Testamentary freedom and its restrictions in French and Italian law: Trends and shifts

  Braun, A., 2012, Testierfreiheit/Freedom of Testation. Zimmermann, R. (ed.). Mohr Siebeck, p. 58-84

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

• The English codification debate and the role of jurists in the development of lLegal doctrines

  Braun, A., 2012, The Impact of Ideas on Legal Development . Lobban, M. & Moses, J. (eds.). Cambridge University Press, p. 204–225

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

• Towards a greater autonomy for testators and heirs: Some reflections on recent reforms in France, Belgium and Italy

  Braun, A., 2012, In: Zeitschrift für Europäisches Privatrecht. p. 461-483

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• 2011

  Italy: The trust interno

  Braun, A., 2011, The International Trust. Hayton, D. (ed.). 3 ed. Jordans, p. 787-817

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

• Judges and academics: Features of a partnership

  Braun, A., 2011, From House of Lords to Supreme Court. Judges, Jurists and the Process of Judging. Lee, J. (ed.). 1 ed. Hart Publishing, p. 227-253

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Testamentary formalities in Italy

  Braun, A., 2011, Comparative Succession Law: Testamentary Formalities . Reid, KGC., De Waal, MJ. & Zimmermann, R. (eds.). 1 ed. Oxford University Press, p. 120-141

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Trusts in the draft common frame of reference: The ‘best solution’ for Europe?

  Braun, A., 2011, In: Cambridge Law Journal. 70, 2, p. 327-352

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• 2010

  Burying the living? The citation of legal writings in English

  Braun, A., 2010, In: The American Journal of Comparative Law. 58, 1, p. 27-52

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Writing in English 100%
  • Citations 100%
  • Convention 60%
  • Academic 40%
  • English Language 40%
• 2007

  El trust en Italia: Aplicaciones en el ámbito del derecho de la persona y de la familia

  Braun, A., 2007, El trust en los países de Derecho Civil: Modelos para Catalunya . Arroyo i Amayuelas, E. (ed.). Bosch, p. 133-155

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Revocability of mutual wills

  Braun, A., 2007, Exploring the Law of Succession: Studies National, Historical and Comparative. Reid, KGC., De Waal, MJ. & Zimmermann, R. (eds.). Edinburgh University Press, p. 208-225

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• 2006

  Professors and judges in Italy: It takes two to tango

  Braun, A., Dec 2006, In: Oxford Journal of Legal Studies. 26, 4, p. 665-681

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Continental 100%
  • Monologue 100%
  • intentions 100%
  • Historical Experience 100%
  • Law 100%

• Giudici e Accademia nell’esperienza inglese: Storia di un dialogo

  Translated title of the contribution: Judges and Legal Academics in England: History of a DialogueBraun, A., 2006, Il Mulino. 560 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• 2004

  Caught in the crossfire: Is the Liechtenstein Treuhänderschaft a trust or a Treuhand?

  Braun, A., 2004, In: Trust Law International . 18, p. 26-43

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• 2003

  Il trust nel diritto delle persone e della famiglia

  Dogliotti, M. (ed.) & Braun, A. (ed.), 2003, Giuffre Editore Milano. 284 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book

• 2002

  Dalla disgrazia al danno

  Braun, A. (ed.), 2002, Giuffre Editore Milano. 596 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Book