LAWS6945 - Tax & Commercial Law of the CIS

Objectives

  • Examine the basic elements of the tax systems that exist in most of the CIS countries.
  • Focus on the fundamental structural aspects and the practice problems that they present to the foreign investor.

Content

The challenges of administering taxation in an emerging market, as illustrated by the famous Yukos case, will be highlighted.

Session

Semester 1 Intensive
5-7 & 10-11 May 2010

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

  • Class Participation (30%)
  • 1 x Exam (70%)

Courses this unit is available in

Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Global Law | Master of Business Law | Graduate Diploma in Commercial Law | Master of International Business and Law | Graduate Diploma in International Business Law | Master of Taxation | Graduate Diploma in Taxation | Master of International Taxation