International Law

Treaty-Making in Federations: Democratic Legitimacy Tried in Matters of Taxation

By Rik Smet
Intersentia Publishers November 2021

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ISBN-13
9781839701566
Publisher
Intersentia Publishers
Publication
November 2021
Format
Hardback
Jurisdiction
U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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International affairs no longer constitute a separate, stand-alone policy area. International affairs have come to permeate virtually every aspect of society, from their origins as primarily territorial, war and peace considerations to regulating everything from consumer protection to agriculture and the environment today; this phenomenon is amplified in the European Union where there is an extra layer of supra-national legislation. In the federal state structure, where material competences are attributed to both federal and component states, the difficult question arises as to which of these levels of government should act on the international stage. Federations have to find a balance between federal unity in international affairs on the one hand and component state autonomy in their attributed material competences on the other. This question regarding the legitimacy of treaties has received insufficient attention until now.

In this book, this fundamental question and its consequent permutations and impacts are addressed from a theoretical perspective as well as from a strictly legal perspective. The more abstract theoretical analysis put forth is then applied by way of reference to the example of the sensitive subject of double tax treaties. Whilst this book does not address fiscal federalism per se, though it touches upon its externalization reflected in the division of treaty making power.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introductiom
PART I. TREATY-MAKING
Chapter 2. Treaty-Making Competence
PART II. FRAMEWORKS
Chapter 3. Theoretical Framework: Philosophical Underpinnings between Habermas, Dworkin and Rosanvallon
Chapter 4. The Normative, Legal Underpinnings of (Tax) Treaty-Making Competence and Power
PART III. TAX TREATY-MAKING IN BELGIUM
Chapter 5. Belgium: The Competence and Power to Tax and their Relation to DTCs
Chapter 6. Belgian Tax Treaty-Making Practice: The Proof of the Pudding
Chapter 7. Conclusion
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