Why this book?
This book sheds light on the complexity of the environment in which the BEPS Project operates. It contrasts the commands of the modified nexus approach (BEPS Action 5) with those of EU law, WTO law and international investment agreements. Though it is clear that, as soft law, the Actions of the BEPS Project should remain within the limits established by hard law, the book identifies several instances in which this line has been crossed by the modified nexus approach.
This conflict between hard and soft law frameworks is treated as analogous to the notion of fragmentation of international law and, against this backdrop, the book proposes that the notion of institutional dialogue could help build a pathway for a more productive relationship between these frameworks.
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Review
Reviewed by Bruce Zagaris, partner with Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP in Washington.
"The book shows how challenging the interplay is between soft and hard law and how many players are interested in the outcome. It also lays out the broader challenges facing the international governance structure. Making new tax policies, ensuring proper participation by all interested parties and actually translating these policies into laws that will affect the entire world are enormous undertakings. Many parties will not be pleased and will turn to dispute resolution mechanisms. With that in mind, the book will come in handy by enabling readers to quickly identify potential solutions to the complex interplay of tax policies and trade and investment laws."
This book is part of the WU Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law – Tax Law and Policy Series.
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Author(s)
Pedro Guilherme Lindenberg Schoueri is a lawyer in São Paulo, Brazil. He holds a PhD from the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) and LLMs from the University of Michigan and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU).