THE LEGAL POSITION OF SUCCESSORS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CROATIA WITH A VIEW TO THE LEGAL POSITION OF SUCCESSORS IN ITALY

Sa？etak This paper deals with the legal position of successors in the Republic of Croatia with reference to legal acts and practice in the field of the European Union concerning this area. First, the legal position of successors in Roman law will be presented in this paper. Then the legal regulation pertaining to the position of successors in the Republic of Croatia today will be analyzed and similarities and differences with the legal regulation of this field in the European Union will be outlined. This implies analysis of all valid legal regulations regulating the field covered in this paper. Situations referring to the legal position of one successor and those including more than one successor will be compared. Similarities and differences will be observed in terms of using things, rights and equitable entities, and independent disposition of things, rights and equitable entities. The legal position of successors in the Republic of Croatia will be shown in the last part of the paper and compared with the legal position of successors in Italy