Nancy H. Kaufman, J.D.
Professor Emerita
Education
B.A., George Washington University, 1973
J.D., University of Wisconsin Law School, 1984
Research Interests
Professor Nancy H. Kaufman honed her expertise in international law during her years
of practice in Chicago and Washington, D.C. She handled international tax planning
for U.S. and foreign-based multinational corporations and advocated in legislative
and regulatory matters relating to international tax issues.
In her research, Prof. Kaufman examines the eroding effect of economic globalization
on national income tax bases and concludes that a high degree of international tax
harmonization will be needed to preserve the world鈥檚 income tax systems. Her current
research seeks to uncover the obstacles to tax harmonization. More generally, Kaufman
studies economic rights and the developing role of multinational enterprises in international
law and international efforts to regulate their behavior.
Professional Organizations and Associations
Professor Kaufman received a B.A. in philosophy from the George Washington University
and spent nearly a decade working with troubled adolescents as an inpatient psychiatric
aide and a recreational therapist before entering law school. After graduating from
the University of Wisconsin Law School she intended to go into family practice, but
became intrigued with tax and international law. After five years of private practice,
she joined SLU LAW in 1989 and was director of the Center for International and Comparative
Law from 2000 to 2002.
In addition to her responsibilities at SLU LAW, Professor Kaufman has taught a course
on income tax treaties for the past decade at the Institute of International Taxation
in Taiwan, which trains tax administrators for developing newly industrialized countries
in international tax law.