The Conference of Southern Common Market (Mercosur) Member States: Discussing a Legal Integration Agenda

• Author: P. Kalinichenko
• Position: Kutafin Moscow State Law University (Moscow, Russia)
• Pages: 91-93

ConFEREnCE REvIEw noTES

ThE ConFEREnCE oF SouThERn Common maRkET (mERCoSuR)

mEmBER S TaTES:

dISCuSSInG a LEGaL InTEGRaTIon aGEnda

PAUL KALINICHENKO,

Kutan Moscow State Law University

(Moscow, Russia)

Recommended citation: Paul Kalinichenko, The Conference of Southern Common

Market (MERCOSUR) Member States: Discussing a Legal Integration Agenda, 2(2) BRICS

LJ (2015).

The Conference of Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) Member States was

held in the framework of the 5th St. Petersburg International Legal Forum on May 28,

2015.

MERCOSUR is a n important political and economic partner fo r Russia i n the

Latin America region. Russia and MERCOSUR countries share approaches to global

political and economic issues and key international problems, including spreading

the rule of law, crisis management, and answers to new challenges. Economically

they have a great potential for development both in mutual trade and investment

activities.

The conference covered the following issues:

– evolution of MERCOSUR: establishment of the Southern Cone common market

and ins titutional and legal fra mework for the whole bloc and for each member

country particularly;

– relevant problems and future of integration within MERCOSUR;

– integration p rocesses aimed at harmo nization of national legislation within

MERCOSUR;

– potential ways for cooperation between Russia and MERCOSUR countries in

a global legal framework;