Download or read book Papers of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law 2000 written by International Academy of Estate and Trust Law and published by Springer. This book was released on 2001-12-21 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the reflections of members of the International Academy of Estate and Trust Law comprising the proceedings of their meeting in Berlin in May 2000. In the present volume academicians dissect four topics: (1) Settlement of disputes in estate and trust matters through arbitration and alternative dispute resolution; (2) Major transnational legal issues (non-tax) in testamentary matters: the effect of the Hague convention on succession to the estates of deceased persons; (3) Responsibility of tax advisors: the borderline between optimal and abusive planning; and (4) Recent developments in offshore trusts from a common law and civil law viewpoint.