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BRICS Judges Seek Dialogue and Timely Justice for Prosperity
Senior judges from BRICS countries and partner countries met in New Delhi.
Chief Justice Surya Kant said the judges should share ideas even when they disagree.
He compared their meeting to ancient Nalanda University, where scholars from many places debated and learned together.
He said countries do not have to use exactly the same laws to cooperate.
Kant explained that fair and quick courts help businesses and economies work better.
Uncertain courts can make investors pay extra costs because they worry about disputes.
The forum also discussed mediation, arbitration and the use of artificial intelligence in courts.
Some speakers called for stronger international cooperation and respect for the rule of law.
The meetings aimed to improve cooperation among judicial systems and address new legal challenges.
Chief Justice of India Surya Kant addressed the second day of the BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum in New Delhi.
Kant urged judicial institutions to support healthy disagreement, deliberation and deeper international cooperation.
He compared the forum’s pluralism with ancient Nalanda University, where scholars from different regions exchanged ideas without first adopting a common legal or philosophical system.
Kant said timely and predictable justice underpins economic progress, technology, dispute resolution and sustainable energy.
Delegates discussed mediation, arbitration, artificial intelligence, cross-border disputes, judicial leadership and sustainable development.
- Who
- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and judicial leaders from BRICS member states and partner countries.
- What
- The second day of the BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum, which focused on judicial dialogue, cooperation and contemporary justice-delivery challenges.
- Where
- New Delhi, India, at the forum hosted by the Supreme Court of India.
- When
- September 5, during the three-day forum held from September 4 to 6.
- Why
- To strengthen judicial cooperation and examine how predictable justice, dispute resolution, technology and sustainable development can support participating countries.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Chief Justice of India Surya Kant
- Forum
- BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum
- Dates
- September 4-6; the report concerns the second day, September 5
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Main themes
- Mediation and international commercial disputes; enforcement of arbitral awards; artificial intelligence and the judiciary; judicial leadership and sustainable development
- Historical comparison
- Kant compared the forum with ancient Nalanda University’s tradition of debate and deliberation
- Investor concern
- Uncertain dispute resolution can increase risk premiums, securities and stringent exit clauses
Quotes
Justice Surya Kant
Chief Justice of India and speaker at the BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum
“The BRICS Chief Justices’ Forum, in its essence, is a modern fabric woven with traditional threads. Our discussions on a wide variety of subjects are rooted in a shared quest: to seek solutions that serve humanity and to envision a world where law can be the gentle yet unyielding current that guides the river of development towards the ocean of shared prosperity”
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“Economic progress, technology, dispute resolution and sustainable energy are each spoken of as engines, driving the BRICS and the partner countries forward. I would postulate that these are not four separate engines running in parallel. They rest upon a single foundation, and that foundation is the timely and predictable delivery of justice.”
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