LLM International Tax Law

• Regulation & Policy of International Commerce: You'll be introduced to fundamental concepts of English commercial law forms and discuss several developments of the regulatory frameworks that control commercial practices.

• Law of International Commercial Transactions: This unit aims to comprehensively scrutinize the transactional aspects of commercial law, such as cross-border trade and financing of international sale of goods. It offers the opportunity to explore how the law on this subject matter regulates the activities of buyers, sellers, and banks. Furthermore, it will give you a basis for a technical and academic investigation of the issues in the Law of International Trade.

• International Taxation: This unit aims to provide a technically and academically challenging examination of the issues in international taxation faced by multinational corporations and individuals. You'll develop the ability to apply the fundamental principles of international tax to various situations.

• International Indirect Taxation: Indirect taxation is now one of the primary forms of taxation for most countries, except the United States, as regards revenue earned for most governments and significantly impacts both domestic and international businesses. In some form, value Added Tax (VAT) has been adopted by nearly every country. The unit, therefore, aims to foster an understanding of the nature and importance of indirect taxation both in domestic and international trade.

• Dissertation: The dissertation provides an opportunity to research an area of law associated with the knowledge and skills gained during the course. You'll develop further skills in critical thinking, evaluate new and existing relevant research and enhance your conceptual understanding of the law.

Choose two of the following option units:

• Principles of International Law & Organisations: This unit will provide a sound grounding in the principles underpinning international law. You’ll be encouraged to understand the theory of international law, the structures of international legal obligations, and the subjects of this international legal order. Secondly, you’ll examine international organizations and their role, purpose, and relationship with states. Finally, you’ll familiarise yourself with institutions, their origins, structures, and challenges faced within the globalized world.

• Corporate Law Theory & Practice: This unit will expose you to the theoretical basis of corporate law. You’ll examine critical issues in contemporary corporate law and learn to evaluate corporate law issues from critical theoretical and practical perspectives.

• International Cyber Law & Governance: This unit will provide a thorough grounding and critical appreciation of online policy, regulatory scope for online activities, and strategic impact on business decisions.

• International & Comparative Intellectual Property Law: Gaining an understanding of the international framework of IP law and national IP law in major jurisdictions has become indispensable for professionals working in the context of the modern economy. This unit will give you a thorough grounding and critical appreciation of international and national IP law.

• Regulating Informational Interests: The unit provides knowledge and understanding of the broader legal context associated with the creation, collation, processing, communication, and storage of information. It specifically addresses the disruptive impact of modern technologies on existing legal and regulatory categories and frameworks. It will enable you to identify current and future areas of disruption and to critically evaluate the use, success, and appropriateness of law and regulation as a response mechanism to the management of ‘Informational Interests.’