BRICS Lex Model Highlights
Results of the BRICS Lex Model 2025
The team from O.P. Jindal Global University (India) won first place, with another Indian team taking second place and the HSE University placing third. MGIMO finished fourth, and the East China University of Political Science and Law took fifth place.
The Best Speaker award went to Shes Shuban (O.P. Jindal Global University), with second place awarded to Yulia Abramova (MGIMO), third to Annushka Rao (India), fourth to Anton Leontyev (HSE University) and fifth to Nisha Deshpande (India). The Best Memorial was prepared by a team from India; Jindal Global University and HSE shared second place, followed by MGIMO, Ural State Law University and Shanghai University of International Business and Economics.
In the Best Negotiator category, the top three were Shes Shuban and Modi Nittyam (both O.P. Jindal Global University) and Annushka Rao (India).
The Centre for International and Comparative Legal Studies awarded the Best Coach prize to Evgeny Maksimov, coach of the Indian team.
From 1 to 3 December 2025, the Higher School of Economics (HSE University) hosted the BRICS Lex Model (Model), organised by the HSE Faculty of Law. The Model was held as a simulation of an international diplomatic conference negotiating a new treaty on the promotion and protection of foreign investments. This was the first global student competition for law students to be held in such a format.
BRICS Lex Model 2025 brought together 11 university teams. Alongside five teams from leading Russian universities (HSE University, MGIMO, Kutafin Law University, RUDN and Ural State Law University), six teams represented universities from China, India, South Africa, and Belarus.
In preparation for the in-person stage, teams submitted written memorials, took part in the draw and three online training sessions, and prepared comments on the draft treaty concept. During the competition, all teams worked within six committees and spent a total of 18 hours in negotiations, each representing a BRICS member or a BRICS partner state.
Awards
- Top-3 Winners of the 2025 BRICS Lex Model
- Best Memorandum
- Best Individual Oralists
- Best Team Work
- Best Coach