BRICS as the object of Russian legal studies: selective review of 2012-2024 articles

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In the modern research space, the BRICS interstate association is the object of increased attention of scientists of various specializations, including legal scholars. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of a few articles by Russian legal scholars published in domestic journals from 2012 to 2024. The criteria for selecting articles were the Russian language of publication, the presence of the abbreviation "BRICS" in the title or resume of the work, full access to the text in the scientific electronic libraries "Cyberleninka" and "Elibrary.ru" belonging to the thematic section "OECD – Law". The review will make it possible to diagnose the structure and state of the publication situation in relation to BRICS as an object of domestic legal research, to determine the prospects for further research. The research methodology is based on the application of content analysis, classification, induction and deduction methods. The empirical basis is represented by 131 scientific articles published in the period from 2012 to 2024. The novelty of the study is determined by the fact that there are no review articles regarding the publication situation on legal issues related to BRICS in the domestic research field. As a result of the study, it was established that there is diverse scientific interest in relation to BRICS, which is positioned as an object of analysis in two aspects – as a monolithic independent subject of international relations and as a conglomerate of member countries. The analysis of the problems of the reviewed scientific articles made it possible to determine the presence of both relatively well-developed subject areas (in particular, the organizational and legal essence of the BRICS, intellectual property and legal aspects of digitalization and artificial intelligence in the BRICS countries), and other areas in which potential authors have wide research prospects.