BRICS Legal Studies School 2026

July 27 – August 1, 2026 | Belo Horizonte, Brazil

The BRICS Legal Studies School 2026 is a week-long intensive academic program hosted by the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, in collaboration with partner institutions (to be announced). The program offers an in-depth exploration of the legal systems of the original BRICS countries—Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—while fostering critical dialogue on global challenges and international cooperation among BRICS+ countries.

Targeted at final-year undergraduate and graduate students from BRICS+ countries, the BRICS Legal Studies School 2026 will operate under India’s 2026 BRICS Presidency theme. Aligned with the bloc’s priorities—such as artificial intelligence (AI), climate change, and security—this School equips participants to examine legal traditions, institutional governance, and transnational challenges across the BRICS+ and beyond.

  1. Comparative Legal Systems

Analyze each original BRICS country’s constitutional, administrative, and economic laws.

  1. Legal Pluralism & Governance

Examine interactions among civil law, common law, socialist law, and indigenous legal traditions.

  1. BRICS as a Geopolitical and Legal Bloc

Discuss BRICS collaboration in AI and law, climate change, and UN reform.

  1. International Legal Relations

Investigate the New Development Bank (NDB) and legal frameworks for integration.

  1. Future of BRICS in a Multipolar World

Consider how BRICS legal systems adapt to emerging global governance challenges.

The program integrates lectures, panel discussions, case studies, and interactive workshops, led by diplomats, policymakers, and professors from UFMG and the co-sponsoring institutions. Participants will also engage in simulations of international legal negotiations and judicial decision-making in transnational disputes, gaining hands-on experience in global legal processes.

A fee of US$1,000 covers tuition, accommodations, a daily breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon coffee break, as well as the field trip.

To be announced

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English will be the language of instruction throughout the program to ensure a common linguistic framework for all participants.

To be announced

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