Session 1, April 6 through May 27

Each course includes 24 hours of live web-based instruction over 8 weeks.  
Cost: US$1,200 per person
Discounted Cost to Patrons: US$960 per person

Drafting Contracts in English
Professor John Rooney
Tuesdays, from April 6  to May 25 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

In this course participants will learn to apply the principles of Common Law contract law to the planning, development, and interpretation of written agreements that accomplish a client's objectives. Primary emphasis will be given to understanding contractual language, the acquisition of contract interpretation skills as well as the fundamentals of legal drafting and the integration of substantive law.  The course will focus on the structuring of contracts and will review common clauses, as well as the negotiation of contact terms.  Some comparison will be made among the differing styles of U.S., UNIDROIT and ISG contracts.  The participants will engage in exercises to develop a commercial contract on a step-by-step basis.

International Aspects of Taxation
Professor Peter Byrne
Wednesdays from April 7 through May 26 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Washington, D.C. time

Participants will examine the core issues in developing international tax rules and study the different approaches countries have taken in dealing with these issues. Topics covered: jurisdiction to tax; development of residence rules; methods of international double tax relief; taxation of controlled foreign companies; development of source rules; methods of taxing non-residents; protecting the source country tax base (transfer pricing, thin capitalization and branch profits tax); basic operation of double tax treaties with particular emphasis on the OECD Model); and international issues in tax administration