International and European Tax Law (Fundamentals)

DESCRIPTION

Each year, LL.M. students may take a total of 9 ECTS from the courses taught in English within the framework of the MLaw International Tax.

This course is divided in two main parts. The first part of the course deals with Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs). The second part of the course deals with European Tax Law, in particular, the tax related relations between the European Union (EU) and Switzerland. These two parts are further elaborated below. The entire course, which is an interactive course, will consist of a combination of lecturers, practical examples and case studies. The course will also contain presentations on case studies that will be made by guest lecturers who could either be members of the tax administration, experienced professionals from consulting firms, tax experts from leading multinationals as well as Professors from other universities.