Law Units
International Tax & Business Law
This lecture will offer insights into taxation rights and tax duties, relief of double taxation (national laws, double tax treaties (coverage of double tax treaties, provisions of the OECD-MC, methods of avoidance of double taxation), tax avoidance and tax evasion (transfer Pricing, thin capitalization, CFC-rules, licence agreements).
It will also cover the following business related topics: international sales (CISG-rules), international (trade terms and their applications), international financing (financing of foreign trade, letters of credit).
Credits: 3
Location: Wolfenbüttel
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. iur. Till Zech, LL.M. (Miami)
International Trade Law
Foreign trade law covers the rules to conduct trade between countries or groups of countries like the European Union. Core aspects of the lecture: Trade liberalisation and facilitation vs. trade restrictions (customs duties, quantitative restrictions, trade preferences, anti-dumping, countervailing and safeguard measures), international and European export control law (Export Control Regimes, EU Dual-Use Regulation).
Customs law is enacted to control import and export of goods to levy customs duties and to implement non-tariff trade restrictions. Core aspects of the lecture: International customs law (especially Revised Kyoto Convention, Harmonised System, WTO customs valuation rules), customs law of the European Union (legal sources, core elements of customs legislation, customs debt and customs procedures).
Credits: 6
Location: Wolfenbüttel
Lecturers: Prof. Dr. iur. Achim Rogmann, LLM (Murdoch)
The European Union and its Single Market Concept
This lecture introduces students to the evolution of the European Union as well as the European integration process. Students are provided with a solid knowledge of the economic importance of EU law, the sources of EU law and its impact on and interaction with national legislation. Students get acquainted with the institutions of the EU and their different tasks.
What is the unique of the EU single market in comparison to other forms of economic integration? To answer this question, the course will also provide knowledge about the status of integration, the mechanisms for legal harmonisation and mutual recognition based on a systematic integration model as well as common elements and individual aspects of the four fundamental freedoms. The aim of this lecture is that students are able to compare the EU single market to other international single market concepts. They are familiar with the basic rules of the single market.
Credits: 3
Location: Wolfenbüttel
Lecturer: Leonie Zappel LL.M.
Commercial & Corporate Law
Commercial law: definition of merchant and company; commercial register; company and company
name;
Special features of legal transactions under commercial law: representation, commercial
sale, special features of conclusion of contracts; types of contracts under commercial law.
Company law: basic principles of company law; partnership law; limited liability companies and stock corporations.
The lecture aims to increase the knowledge in regard of special private law issues in commercial
transactions.
Participants learn about important institutes of german commercial law and how to identify
and avoid legal risks. They will be able to independently understand and assess basic
questions of company law (e.g. choice of legal form for companies). Sample cases will be
discussed.
Credits: 6
Location: Wolfenbüttel
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. iur. Udo-Wolfgang Becker
VAT Tax Fraud
Agenda: tba.
Credits: tba.
Location: Wolfenbüttel
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. iur. Peter Mann
Introduction into the German Legal System
The course provides an overview of the German legal system. Students are provided with basic knowledge of the different types of jurisdiction. In addition, the fundamentals of civil and constitutional law are explained.
Credits: 3
Location: Wolfenbüttel
Lecturer: Leonie Zappel LL.M.