International Tax Law (Advanced)

Degree: Master of Laws in Advanced Studies in International Tax Law
Mode of Study: Full-time
Duration: 1 year
Start date: End of August
Language of instruction: English
Location: Leiden
Croho/isat code: 75026
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Staff

The courses in the programme are taught by teachers of the Leiden Law School, visiting professors from other countries and distin¬guished legal practitioners. An intensive interaction between students and teacher is fostered, typically resulting in greater involvement on the part of the students and, consequently, better results. For names and curriculum vitae of teachers, please consult the website of the International Tax Center Leiden.

Prof. Kees van Raad

Programme Director

“There is never a dull moment in the world of an international tax lawyer: developments take place much faster than, for example, in civil law.”

“The Netherlands has an excellent reputation in the area of tax law. We are the only country in the world where law schools offer tax law as a specialised track. In other countries, tax law, is as a rule, only an optional course – if it is offered at all. When we started our Master’s of Advanced Studies Programme in 1998, it was the first of its kind in the world. This quickly attracted large numbers of students. Once in Leiden, they are entering an international environment: almost all the students in our Master’s of Advanced Studies Pro¬gramme are from abroad. Many of our lecturers are also based in foreign countries. I spend a lot of time myself teaching in other countries. In addition to my work in Leiden, I teach at Peking University (PKU), the Harvard of China, where only 1 in about every 1000 applicants is accepted, and at New York University.

Further, I am a member of the board of many international organisations, on editorial boards of international periodicals, international advisory committees, etc.
In July of 2007, I taught for the third time a summer course in international tax law at PKU in Beijing. In China, tax law and particularly international tax law are in their early days, but there is a rapidly growing interest in these areas of law.

There is never a dull moment in the world of an international tax lawyer: developments take place much faster than in most other areas of law. I think it is enormously gratifying to contribute to the international developments in the field of cross-border taxation.”