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BRICS Declaration Focuses on ADR, Extradition and Legal Cooperation

Brics Declaration puts focus on ADR, extradition and legal cooperation
Countries
BrazilChinaEgyptEthiopiaIndiaIndonesiaIranRussiaSaudi ArabiaSouth AfricaUnited Arab Emirates
Cooperation areas
Inclusive MultilateralismInstitutional DevelopmentPeace & Development

Source: Business Standard | Original Published At: 2026-09-12 15:44:16 UTC

Key Points

  • The BRICS New Delhi Declaration calls for stronger legal cooperation among BRICS countries, including justice ministries, chief justices and heads of prosecution services.
  • It supports greater cooperation in resolving cross-border commercial disputes and promotes mediation and arbitration as complements to formal judicial processes.
  • BRICS welcomed an Expert Network on Asset Recovery and a repository to trace corruption fugitives and support extradition, subject to domestic legal frameworks.
  • The declaration called for cooperation on criminal asset recovery and against cyber-enabled financial crime, including fraud, scam networks, money laundering and illicit virtual-asset flows.
  • It urged closer coordination among financial-intelligence units, law-enforcement agencies, tax authorities and supervisory bodies, and supported the early adoption of a UN Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism.
  • It emphasized accountability for violations of international humanitarian law, including attacks on civilians and humanitarian personnel, and referenced ICJ provisional measures in the Gaza proceedings brought by South Africa against Israel.
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