HSE Faculty of Law promotes cooperation with the BRICS countries: the launch of the Consortium of BRICS Law Schools
On June 24, the Faculty of Law held the first online meeting of law schools and expert centres invited to join the Consortium. The representors of respective organizations honored us with their participation:
Brasil
Mônica Sette Lopes, the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law, the Federal University of Minas Gerais
Marta Fernández, the Director of the BRICS Policy Center
India
Apoorva Satapathy, the Assistant Dean of the Office of International Collaborations, O.P. Jindal Global University
China
Liu Xiaohong, the President of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law
Luo Ligang, the Vice President of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law
Jiang Siyuan, the Secretary General of China National Committee for SCO Legal Service Exchange and Cooperation
Fei Xiuyan, Professor of the Institute of BRICS Legal Studies, East China University of Political Science and Law
South Africa
Bernard Bekink, Professor of the Department of Public Law, key member of the International Relations Office, the University of Pretoria
Egypt
Ahmed Elkahwagy, Associate Professor of Criminal Law, Alexandria University
The meeting was moderated by Nataliia Galkina, the Deputy Director of the Institute of National and Comparative Legal Studies at the Faculty of Law.
Alexander Larichev, the Deputy Dean for Research of the Faculty of Law, opened the meeting with a welcoming speech. In his opening remarks, Prof. Larichev emphasized that BRICS develops at a rapid pace, therefore the harmonization of approaches to legal regulation, the exchange of knowledge and experience, as well as the implementation of joint projects in the field of law play an important role in achieving the priority goals defined by the declarations of the BRICS summits.
The Consortium of BRICS Law Schools is intended to become a platform for mutually beneficial cooperation, exchange of knowledge and experience, as well as for the implementation of joint projects. In today’s world, where legal systems face new challenges, our collaboration may not only help overcome these challenges, but also contribute to the development of the legal cultures of our countries.
We believe that this meeting will mark the beginning of a fruitful cooperation between supporters who share the main values of BRICS – equality and mutual respect, openness and pursuit of consensus, willingness to work together to solve common problems.
The meeting started with introductions between the participants. Our esteemed colleagues spoke about the main areas of their activities: educational programs, scientific projects and international cooperation. Each speaker noted that BRICS law schools have a lot of common interests and expressed hope for fruitful cooperation in the future.
The meeting was continued with the presentation of the Consortium. Alena Berniukevich, the Director of the International Cooperation Centre of the Faculty of Law, spoke about the goals of its creation, key formats and areas of cooperation. In her presentation, Ms. Bernyukevich focused on the main areas of interaction between the Consortium members — education, science and expertise. She stated that the Consortium is intended to help strengthen ties between legal experts: the development of the BRICS legal field, both academically and practically, will benefit from the emergence of such an integrated and competent community of lawyers.
The presentation was followed by discussion: the participants went over the first steps in the development of the Consortium and organizational matters of further interaction. Dr. Galkina, the moderator of the meeting, urged to actively participate in the implementation of cooperation plans and thanked everyone present for supporting the initiative of the Faculty of Law.
The Faculty of Law expresses gratitude to all participants of the meeting and hopes for productive interaction between law schools and expert centres of the Consortium!