The department of legal affairs under the Union ministry of law and justice will host the BRICS justice ministers’ meeting (JMM) in Gandhinagar on Thursday and Friday. This two-day meeting is being held under the aegis of India’s BRICS chairship.
Focus on Alternative Dispute Resolution
The JMM will provide a ministerial platform for BRICS ministers of justice to adopt a joint statement on alternative dispute resolution (ADR)-led cooperation in the BRICS framework. The statement will set out concrete commitments to share best practices, strengthen institutional capacity, and explore collaborative ADR-related initiatives such as training programmes, model rules, and digital dispute-resolution platforms.
Plenary Sessions and Bilateral Exchanges
An official statement said the meetings will include plenary sessions and bilateral exchanges aimed at concrete cooperation initiatives, capacity-building projects, and institutional linkages. The outcomes will be consolidated into a declaration by the justice ministers of the BRICS countries on “strengthening alternative dispute resolution through capacity building in mediation and arbitration.”
