This is the branch of law that deals with inheritance. The concept of inheritance is universal to all societies irrespective of their legal system, ideology or religion. This arises out of three basic philosophical considerations: that man needs to acquire some property for his own sustenance and leading a good life. Inheritance is one of the means through which property is acquired, the fact that man dies and leaves behind his property that should continue to be owned by those who are left behind, and the fact that man instinctively wants to have some control over his property even upon his demise.