The subject of this final thesis is the presentation of the legal institute of legal inheritance within the contemporary Croatian legislation as we know it today. In the first part of the paper, the concept of inheritance law is elaborated and the basic elements and characteristics necessary for its understanding are described. Furthermore, an insight into the historical development of inheritance law through the most important periods of history is given. In the central part of the paper, the current legal regulation of legal inheritance in the Republic of Croatia is presented, which results from the Law on Inheritance, and the circle of potential heirs is determined, with reference to the basic principles of inheritance rights. In the last part of the paper, it is necessary to conclude what specificities in the development of legal law led to the provisions of today's Law on Inheritance and what are the potential problems that could arise from it, as well as the influence of the historical development of inheritance law on today's normative acts that regulate the institution of legal inheritance .