Programme |

17 September 2024, Tuesday
Arrival and check-in
18 September 2024, Wednesday
Arrival and check-in
YOUTH DAY of the IX BRICS Legal Forum Languages: Russian, English Venue: room 314, MGIMO New Building
09:00-10:00	Registration for participants of the Youth Day
10:00-11:15	Youth Day session 1 Law and Technology: Transformation of the Legal Profession and Legal Education supported by the Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL) Moderator: Olga Benditskaya, Head of the Department of Partner Programs, Change Management Centre, Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)
11:25-12:40	Youth Day session 2 Legal Regulation in the Modern World: Traditional Instruments and New Approaches supported by the MGIMO University Moderator: Ekaterina Abrosimova, Associate Professor at the Department of International Private Law and Civil Law, MGIMO University
12:40-13:10	Lunch
13:10-14:25	Youth Day session 3 Admission to the Legal Profession: Foreign Experience supported by the Association of Lawyers of Russia Moderator: Ilya Rudenko, Chairman of the Youth Movement, Association of Lawyers of Russia
14:35-15:50	Youth Day session 4 BRICS Legal Space: In Search of New Forms of Legal System Interaction supported by the MGIMO Law Club Moderators: Dina Osina, Associate Professor at the Department of Legal Theory and Comparative Law, Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs at the International Law School, MGIMO University. Maria Apanovich, Senior Researcher at the Institute for International Studies, Senior Researcher at the Centre for Science Diplomacy and the Most Relevant Areas of Research, MGIMO University
19 September 2024, Thursday
DAY 1
08:00-10:00	Registration Coffee break Venue: MGIMO Conference Hall
10:00-12:30	Plenary session Law: Safeguarding a Fair World Venue: MGIMO Conference Hall Languages: Russian, English, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, Amharic (upon request), Persian (Farsi) Moderator: Vladimir Pligin, Co-Chairman, Association of Lawyers of Russia
12:30-14:00	Lunch For foreign delegates, lunch will be provided
13:30-15:00	Bilateral meetings of the delegations (upon request of delegations) Venue: MGIMO New Building
14:00-15:30	Session 1 Legal Education and Science in BRICS: National Traditions and Universal Practices supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Venue: room 423, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English, Chinese Moderator: Alexey Klishin, member of the Presidium, Association of Lawyers of Russia	Session 2 Law & Digital Technologies in the BRICS Countries Venue: room 314, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English, Chinese Moderator: Elina Sidorenko, Director, Centre for Digital Economy and Financial Innovation, MGIMO University	Session 3 Dialogue of BRICS Supreme Courts supported by the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation Venue: room 214, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English Moderator: Alexey Alexandrov, member of the Presidium, Association of Lawyers of Russia
14:00-15:30	Special session Legal Dimension of Humanitarian Development of the BRICS Countries Venue: room 442, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English Moderator: Valery Fadeev, Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, Chairman, Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights
15:30-16:00	Coffee break Venue: Atrium, MGIMO New Building
16:00-17:30	Session 4 Legal Mechanisms for Investment Dispute Resolution in the BRICS Countries supported by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Venue: room 214, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English Moderator: Sergey Belov, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University	Session 5 Strategies, Challenges and Solutions for the Legal Regulation of Intellectual Property within the Greater Eurasian Partnership Venue: room 215, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English Moderator: Vladimir Lopatin, Chairman of the Commission on Intellectual Property, Association of Lawyers of Russia	Session 6 Transforming International Justice Institutions to Support a Fair World Order: Role of BRICS supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Venue: room 314, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English, Chinese Moderator: Maxim Musikhin, Director of the Legal Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
16:00-17:30	Special session Protection of Human and Civil Rights and Freedoms in a Multipolar World supported by the Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation Venue: room 442, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English Moderator: Tatyana Moskalkova, Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation
17:40-18:30	Discussions and approval of the final draft of the Forum declaration Attended by: heads of delegations Venue: MGIMO New Building
18:00-20:00	Welcome reception from the hosts of the Forum (by invitation) Venue: Atrium, MGIMO New Building
20 September 2024, Friday
DAY 2
09:00-10:00	Registration Coffee break Venue: Atrium, MGIMO New Building
10:00-11:30	Session 7 Legal Dimension of International Trade: the View of the BRICS Countries Venue: room 314, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English, Chinese Moderator: Vladimir Pligin, Co-Chairman, Association of Lawyers of Russia	Session 8 Legal Support for Energy Cooperation among the BRICS Countries Venue: room 214, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English Moderator: Sergey Svirkov, Head of Energy Law Department, Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)	Session 9 Law of Financial Markets and Investments of the BRICS Countries Venue: room 442, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English, Chinese Moderator: Mikhail Demin, Chief Managing Director of the Block of International Projects and Foreign Representative Offices, VEB.RF
10:00-11:30	Special session Prospects of Mediation as a Way of Cross-Border-Dispute Resolution in the BRICS Countries Venue: room 215, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English Moderator: Yulia Yakovleva, Director General, Mediation Centre of the Association of Lawyers of Russia
11:30-12:00	Coffee break Venue: Atrium, MGIMO New Building
11:30-12:00	Discussions and approval of the final draft of the Forum Declaration (upon request of the delegations) Attended by: heads of delegations Venue: MGIMO New Building
11:30-12:00	Bilateral meetings (upon request of delegations) Venue: MGIMO New Building
12:00-13:30	Session 10 Legal Mechanisms for Cross-Border Commercial Dispute Resolution Venue: room 314, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English, Chinese Moderator: Nikita Molchakov, Dean of the International Law School, MGIMO University	Session 11 Sustainable Development Law and ESG Standards in the BRICS Countries Venue: room 442, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English, Chinese Moderator: Maria Mazhorina, Vice Rector for Strategic and International Development, Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)	Session 12 Prospects for the Development of Sports Law and International Sports Cooperation within BRICS Venue: room 214, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English Moderator: Victor Blazheev, Rector, Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL); Co-Chairman, Association of Lawyers of Russia
12:00-13:30	Special session Cooperation of the BRICS Countries in the sphere of Antimonopoly Policy: the View of Regulators and Lawyers supported by the Federal Antimonopoly Service Venue: room 215, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English Moderator: Denis Gavrilov, Deputy Head of the Competition Law Department, Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL)
13:30-14:30	Lunch For foreign delegates, lunch will be provided
15:00-16:00	Closing ceremony Signing of the Declaration (heads of delegations) Group photo, exchange of gifts Venue: room 314, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, Amharic (upon request), Persian (Farsi) Moderator: Alexey Klishin, member of the Presidium, Association of Lawyers of Russia
Evening	Cultural programme for foreign delegates: visit to the museum (TBC)
21 September 2024, Saturday
International Conference Law between the East and the West (organised by MGIMO International Law School and Law Faculty of Kazan Federal University)
10:30-12:30	Plenary session “Methodology of comparative legal studies of Western and non-Western legal traditions” Venue: room 214, MGIMO New Building Languages: Russian, English Moderator: Nikita Molchakov, Dean of the International Law School, MGIMO University
13:00-17:00	Sessions Language: Russian “Theoretical foundations of interaction of legal systems» Venue: room 226, MGIMO New Building “Constitutional identity of Western legal systems Venue: room 424, MGIMO New Building “Legal traditions of Asian and African countries Venue: rooms 408, 409, MGIMO New Building International legal forms of interaction of legal systems Venue: room 442, MGIMO New Building Russian legal system: history and modern times Venue: room 317, MGIMO New Building Comparative law through the eyes of young scientists and students Venue: room 407, MGIMO New Building