XIIth Session of the Euro-Asian Law Congress

 

On September 13 – 14, 2018, the XII session of the European-Asian Legal Congress took place in Yekaterinburg as part of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Urals State Law University.

 

During the meeting of experts of the BRICS Law Institute, a round table was held on three key topics:

 

1. Mutual agreement procedures and arbitration for investment and tax disputes;
2. Global contract law in the era of the implementation of the plan of base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS);
3. Legal regime of cross-border research projects in the EAEU, BRICS and OECD.

 

The event was attended by researchers from the BRICS Law Institute, members of the Secretariat of the Countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, representatives of St.-Petersburg State University, Moscow State University. M.V. Lomonosov, Omsk State University. F.M. Dostoevsky, and the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD). Participants presented reports on topical issues of research regulation in the Eurasian Economic Union and cross-border taxation in BRICS.

 

Working Program of the BRICS Law Institute Experts

 

13 September 2018, Yekaterinburg

 

I. International Tax Law, International Law Association Study Group

14.30 – 16.00 (Coordinated by Prof. Dr. V. D. Perevalov, Prof. Dr. D. V. Vinnitskiy)

• 14.30 – 14.45 – Prof. Dr. D. V. Vinnitskiy, Director, BRICS Law Institute, “International Tax Law and ILA Report on “Non-State Actors” (Johannesburg, 2016)”;
• 14.45 – 15.00 – Prof. Dr. P. Pistone, Academic Chairman, IBFD, “ILA Study Group on International Tax Law: Discussion on the Questionnaire”;
• 15.00 – 15.15 – Prof. Dr. L. A. Lazutin, Ural State Law University, Head of the International Law Department, “Theory of International Law and Cross-Border Economic Relations”;
• 15.15 – 15.30 – Prof. Dr. S. V. Bakhin, St. Petersburg State University, Head of the International Law Department, “Theory of International Law and Cross-Border Economic  Relations: Discussion on the Questionnaire”;
• 15.30 – 15.50 – Prof. Dr. N. A. Sheveleva, St. Petersburg State University, Head of the Financial Law Department, “International Tax Law: Practice of National Courts”;
• 15.50 – 16.00 – Discussion and Conclusive Remarks

II. Mutual Agreement Procedure and Arbitration on Investments and Tax Disputes

16.00 – 17.30 (Coordinated by Prof. Dr. P. Pistone, Prof. Dr. D. V. Vinnitskiy)

• 16.00 – 16.20 – Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Opoku Awuku, Secretariat of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, “Investment Arbitration: Issues and Solutions”;
• 16.20 – 16.35 – Dr. M. F. Ivlieva, Moscow State University, Head of the Department of Tax and Financial Law, “Cross-Border Tax Disputes in Russia”;
• 16.35 – 16.50 – PhD. A. I. Savitskiy, BRICS Law Institute, “Mutual Agreement Procedure and Tax Arbitration in BRICS”;
• 16.50 – 17.05 – PhD. Candidate D. A. Kurochkin, BRICS Law Institute, “Tax Mediation in BRICS”;
• 17.05 – 17.20 – PhD. S. A. Cherepanov, Ural State Law University, “Eurasian Economic Court as Tax Arbitration Forum for Disputes on Cross-Border VAT Taxation”;
• 17.20 – 17.30 – Discussion and Conclusive Remarks.

 

III. Global Contract Law in Post-BEPS Era

17.30 – 19.00 (Coordinated by Prof. Dr. S. Mancuso, Prof. Dr. D. V. Vinnitskiy)

• 17.30 – 17.50 – Prof. Dr. S. Mancuso, Professor of Comparative Law, Link Campus University Catania, “The Challenges in the Establishment of Global Contract Law”;
• 17.50 – 18.05 – PhD. Candidate, S. S. Izvekov, BRICS Law Institute, “The Global Model for Insolvency Procedures”;
• 18.05 – 18.20 – LLM, A. V. Khusainova, Ural State Law University, “The Global OECD / UN Tax Model: Selected Examples of Deviations in BRICS Countries”;
• 18.20 – 18.35 – PhD, K. A. Ponomareva, Omsk State University, “The Global Approaches for the Struggle against Tax Treaty Abusive Practices: Selected Examples in BRICS Countries”;
• 18.35 – 19.00 – Discussion and Conclusive Remarks.

 

14 September 2018, Yekaterinburg

 

IV. Legal Regime for Cross-Border Academic Researches: EAEU, BRICS, OECD

10.00 – 13.00 (Coordinated by Prof. Dr. D. V. Vinnitskiy, PhD L. N. Berg, Vice-Rector)

4.1. General Framework for Discussion: Introductory Remarks

• 10.00 – 10.10 – Prof. Dr. D.V. Vinnitskiy, PhD., BRICS Law Institute, USLU;
• 10.10 – 10.20 – PhD. L. N. Berg, Vice-Rector of the Ural State Law University;
• 10.20 – 10.30 – Prof. Dr. P. Pistone, Academic Chairman, IBFD;
• 10.30 – 10.40 – Prof. Dr. S. Mancuso, Professor of Comparative Law, Link Campus University Catania.

4.2. Dissertation / Thesis:

• 10.40 – 10.50 – The Concept of “Dissertation”/ “Thesis” in Domestic Legal Systems of the EAEU, BRICS, OECD Countries;
• 10.50 – 11.00 – The Significant Scientific Results of Dissertation (in particular, in the context of Social Science): Methods and Criteria for Evaluation;

(Draft Materials will be presented by PhD. Candidate D. A. Kurochkin, BRICS Law Institute, USLU)

 

4.3. Academic Degrees & Professional Qualification:

• 11.00 – 11.15 – Academic Degrees & Professional Qualification Requirements in Universities and Research Centres (in the Jurisdiction of the EAEU, BRICS and OECD Countries, etc.);

(Draft Materials will be presented by PhD. Candidate E. A. Zakharov, BRICS Law Institute)

 

4.4. Dissertation Committee:

• 11.15 – 11.30 – Dissertation Committee: How it should be Formed?; Procedural Rules for the Evaluation of the Dissertations (in the Jurisdiction of the EAEU, BRICS and OECD Countries, etc.);

(Draft Materials will be presented by PhD. A. I. Savitskiy, BRICS Law Institute)

 

4.5. Procedural rules:

• 11.30 – 11.45 – Participants in the Procedure of the Defense of Dissertation: Opponents, Reviewers, Readers and their Role in the Procedure;

(Draft Materials will be presented by PhD. Candidate E. V. Pustovalov, BRICS Law Institute).

 

4.6. Mutual Recognition:

• 11.45 – 12.00 – Mutual Recognition of Academic Degrees and Professional

Qualifications;

(Draft Materials will be presented by PhD. Candidate Z. V. Balakina, BRICS Law Institute).

 

4.7. Conclusive Remarks and Discussions:

• 12.00 – 13.00 – Conclusive Remarks and Discussions; Recommendations Based on the Comparative Analysis of Legislation and Standards applicable in the EAEU, BRICS and OECD Countries.