BRICS Legal Studies School 2025 held in Brazil

🌍 From August 4 to 9, 2025, the second annual BRICS Legal Studies School was held in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Organised by the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)—a partner of HSE Faculty of Law and member of the BRICS Law Schools Consortium initiated by HSE University—the event brought together approximately 30 students from Brazil, Russia, China, and other nations. Participants attended lectures on the legal systems of BRICS founding countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—and engaged in panel discussions addressing global challenges and international cooperation. Lectures and discussions were led by scholars from the BRICS partner universities.

The school’s academic programme offered an in-depth exploration of #BRICS legal systems through the lens of comparative law, alongside analysis of member states’ positions on artificial intelligence regulation, international trade law, and legal response to climate change.

Brazil’s BRICS Chairship in 2025 and its role as host of the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30) lent particular significance to this year’s school. The recent adoption of an AI governance declaration at the XVII BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, along with ongoing climate discussions within the group, further enriched the relevance of the school’s panel sessions.

❕The event also served as a platform for inter-university dialogue and exploring future collaborative initiatives within the BRICS Law Schools Consortium.

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