Top judges of BRICS countries held their first meeting on Saturday and called for equitable governance and inclusive growth while asking emerging economies to expand cooperation for sharing experience on judicial reforms.
The BRICS Justices Forum met at Sanya in Hainan Province on the side lines of Boao Forum for Asia, and said the Supreme Courts of the five countries have developed a consensus on achieving a more representative and equitable global governance.
This is the first time the top judges of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, (BRICS) met extending the cooperation among the emerging countries to the judiciary, despite varied justice systems.
In a joint statement, the judges called for a more inclusive global growth by promoting rule-based domestic and international governance.
"The Supreme Courts of BRICS are committed to expanding judicial cooperation and strengthening experience sharing on judicial reforms and system improvements and to deepen cooperation among BRICS countries," the statement added.
"The Supreme Courts of BRICS are willing to improve the mechanism for regular cooperation and wide-ranging exchanges under the framework of the Protocol of Intent among the BRICS Countries' Supreme Courts to improve the level of justice and to better protect and serve the economic and social development of their countries," it said.
The Supreme Courts noted that information technology is changing the ways of life and production as well as judicial practices and models.
On Sunday the judges will attend the Sub-Forum on "Environmental Justice" at the Boao Forum for Asia.
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