From July 27 to August 1, the Federal University of Minas Gerais hosted the BRICS Legal Studies Summer School in Belo Horizonte (Brazil). The event brought together professors, postgraduate students, and students from Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, the UAE, and other countries. The 2026 program focused on in-depth study of the founding BRICS states legal systems: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

Roman Abrashin, a first-year Master's student in the International Trade Law and Dispute Resolution programme at the HSE Faculty of Law, has won the 12th International Law in the 21st Century Award Competition with his paper "How Do International Human Rights Bodies Address Climate Change? Are There Limits to the 'Green' Interpretation of International Human Rights Treaties?"

From 9 to 12 June 2026, the 18th Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court, one of the oldest and most prestigious student competitions in the field of international investment law,  took place in Frankfurt am Main.

During the talks, the parties discussed potential avenues for developing scientific and educational cooperation in the field of law, student and faculty participation in academic mobility programmes, as well as prospects for representatives of the Moroccan university to enroll in continuing professional education programmes offered by the HSE Faculty of Law.

The HSE Faculty of Law and Hanoi Law University discussed scientific and educational cooperation, including the Vietnamese university’s potential membership in the BRICS Law Schools Consortium and participation in HSE’s professional education programmes. Both sides agreed to plan joint activities to develop the partnership.

HSE Students Visited the Hero City of Volgograd Ahead of Victory Day

April 23, 2026  – The Department of International Law at the HSE University Faculty of Law hosted an academic event that brought together representatives of government bodies, leading legal scholars, and experts from Russia and abroad.

On March 3, 2026, the HSE University Faculty of Law welcomed Professor Aziz Tuffi Saliba , Vice-Provost for International Relations at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil).

From 6 to 13 February 2026 the 49th international Jean-Pictet competition on international humanitarian law (IHL) was held in Dilijan, Armenia. A total of 48 teams participated in the full-time stage, representing Australia, Brazil, the United Kingdom, India, Mexico, the Netherlands, Singapore, the USA, France, Switzerland and twelve other countries.

On February 15, the HSE University Faculty of Law team secured first place at the Moscow Pre-Moot for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. The event featured 22 teams from Russia, China, Brazil, India, France, Kazakhstan, and other countries.

On 8 February, MGIMO hosted the final round of the Russian national rounds of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, which simulates proceedings before the International Court of Justice.

On February 3, the HSE University Faculty of Law hosted a presentation showcasing the latest outcomes of the interdisciplinary research project "Law and Art." The initiative has been underway since 2022, implemented jointly with leading cultural and artistic institutions.

On 31 January 2025, the Vice-Provost for International Relations of the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil), Professor Aziz Tuffi Saliba, visited the Faculty of Law at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). The visit aimed to establish and develop cooperation in the fields of science and education.

Mikhail Fedotov Celebrates His Anniversary on September 18

At the end of last year, HSE University invited several leading higher education organizations of the BRICS countries to bring together efforts to develop legal science and practice for the benefit of BRICS and join the Consortium of BRICS Law Schools. The initiative to create the Consortium was launched by Vadim Vinogradov, the Dean of the Faculty of Law.

HSE University and the social network VK are launching a pilot project to issue NFT diplomas. The diplomas will take the form of digital images with programmed metadata about the graduate, their educational programme, and year of graduation. Graduates of 38 continuing professional education programmes at the Faculty of Law from 2019–2023 will be the first to receive such diplomas. Based on the results of the pilot project, the possibility of implementing the innovation in other faculties and educational programmes will be considered.

The qualifying oral rounds took place from 25 to 26 November 2023, and already on 23 and 24 December the semi-final and final rounds of the EAEU Dispute Resolution international competition were held.

On November 5, 2023, another edition of the FDI Moot came to an end. This year more than 150 teams from the leading law schools from around the world participated in the competition. The Global Rounds of the 2023 edition were held in Lucknow, India.

On 15 September 2023, an international conference 'International, National and Corporate Dimension of the ESG-agenda: Does Climate Change Law?' organised by the Faculty of Law was held. This scientific event was one of the first where climate change issues were discussed within a broad interdisciplinary discourse combining legal and economic expertise, international and national law, theoretical research and practical insights, and the approaches of Russian and foreign regulators.