Interpretation of Tax Legislation
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Programme of the Seminar
Opening
Professor Giovanni De Cristofaro, University of Ferrara, PhD Coordinator
Professor Marco Greggi, University of Ferrara
Panel 1: Interpreting Tax Law: the Italian Perspective - 14.00 - 15.15
Chairman: Professor Dario Stevanato, University of Trieste, Chair EATLP Italian Branch
General Foundations and Features of Legal Interpretation
Professor Valeria Mastroiacovo, University of Foggia
Literal interpretation versus purposive interpretation in Tax Law
Professor Lorenzo Del Federico, University of Chieti-Pescara “Gabriele D’Annunzio”
Contextual Interpretation in Italian Tax Law
Professor Giuseppe Zizzo, University LIUC “Carlo Cattaneo”
Panel 2: The European Approach to Interpretation: the Tax Case - 15.45 - 17.00
Chairman: Professor Marco Greggi, University of Ferrara
Comparative studies of tax law interpretation – preliminary findings
Professor Peter Koerver Schmidt, Copenhagen Business School
Professor Henrik Skar, University of Bergen
Discussant
Professor Giuseppe Marino, University of Milan “Statale”
Panel 3: Principle-based Taxation: a Matter of Interpretation - 17.00 - 18.00
Tax Solidarity in Europe
Keynote presentation: Professor Pietro Selicato, University of Rome “La Sapienza”
Selected PhD Presenters
Is there any modus interpretandi employed by the ECJ on tax matters? The critical case concerning competition within the internal market
Federico Bertocchi, University of Genoa
Venue: Sala "Cavallari" Corso Ercole I D'Este , 44
