THE MASTER OF ADVANCED STUDIES IN INTERNATIONAL TAX LAW
has been designed to provide in depth training for lawyers and economists who are interested in expanding their knowledge of the theory and practice of international tax law. The Program is aimed at university graduates whose studies included at least one substantive tax course. Candidates will have recently graduated from law school (or obtained a master's degree in economics or business) or will expect to do so before the courses start. Alternatively, they may already have obtained a few years experience in tax practice after their graduation (with a law or accounting firm, or in a Ministry of Finance or Revenue Service) or in teaching or research at a graduate institution.

 

• About the LLM (Adv.) Program The one-year full-time program consists of ten months of courses (September through June) and two months of research and paper writing.

• Course Information The courses of the LLM (Adv.) program are taught in two terms: the Fall term (Sept-Dec) and the Spring term (Jan-June).
  The Fall term courses comprise:
      Fundamentals of International Tax Law
      Tax Treaties
  The Spring term courses comprise:
      Transfer Pricing Rules in International Taxation
      EC Tax Law
      International Estate & Trust Taxation
      Customs Duties and Excise Taxes
      US Domestic Tax Law or Value-Added Tax Law
      US International Tax Law
      International Tax Planning

• Staff Prof. dr. Kees van Raad is the Director of the Program. He is assisted by Renata Fontana, Adv LLM, who is the Program Coordinator, and by Teaching Assistants (TAs) who teach workshops and tutorials throughout the Fall semester and occasionally during the Spring semester.

• Faculty The courses in the Program are taught by teachers of Leiden University’s Faculty of Law (including Professor van Raad), visiting professors from the Netherlands and abroad and distinguished legal practitioners.

• Application The deadline for submitting applications for the academic year 2009-2010 is 1 April 2009. If you want to apply later, first contact the Program Coordinator.

• Tuition Fees The tuition fee for the full program is EUR 17,000 (2009-2010). For the individual courses the fees vary with length of the course.

• Practical Information Visas, residence permits, etc..