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In general, both immigration and emigration represent highly controversial issues 

causing serious contradictions within the receiving societies. In those countries 

where immigration in highly dynamic there are even fears of the erosion of the local 

cultures and the ethnic and religious unity of the receiving societies, the influx of 

the undocumented migrants existing in a legal grey zone, the growing pressures 

on the labour market and social services, the loss of funds through the migrants’ 

remittances to their home countries, the proliferation of crime and corruption as 

well as national security threats. Chapter 3 discusses some of the social aspects 

related to migration. 

All five BRICS countries are also facing serious problems related to human 

trafficking, a phenomenon that might stimulate the proliferation of organised crime, 

corruption and several types of exploitation of human beings. Human trafficking 

is also increasingly associated with drugs and the smuggling of weapons, offering 

new potential channels for the financing and movement of terrorist groups.

3 RECOMMENDATIONS

3.1 On the rule of law in a multipolar world

Establish a legally consistent definition for international terrorism. Define a clear 

legal approach to participants in a range of conflicts, creating conditions for their 

protraction and a global convention on the fight against terrorism under the 

auspices of the UN.

Improve the definition of the status of combatant and non-combatant with 

regard to military conflict; issues of humanitarian limitations to economic and 

other sanctions levied by the international community; a clearer definition of 

“indirect aggression”; and regulation of drone activities. 

Create a specialised BRICS legal forum or a commission on international 

law for regular consultation on the most urgent international issues, and thus 

strengthen international law by embracing other views, cultures and traditions.

Share and popularise the theoretical and historical heritage of BRICS countries’ 

historians, philosophers and experts in international law, to prevent trends of re-writing 

the history of the 20

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 century.

Provide for joint BRICS initiatives in the area of the codification and 

development of international law in relevant committees, commissions and other 

structures of the UN and other international organisations.

BRICS countries may consider establishing a regular forum to discuss matters 

of arms control and non-proliferation.

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BRICS members might work towards a common position supporting firmly 

the principle of non-weaponisation of outer space and work closely in the framework 

of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Non-weaponisation 

of outer space should be brought to the top of the agenda of the Conference on 

Disarmament. Consultations must be institutionalised on new areas of governance 

including outer space and the oceans. 

3.2 Crisis prevention

BRICS should adhere to international law and recognise the UN and its Security 
Council as the primary and only legitimate global institution with the responsibility 
of enforcing peace and security, based on the principle of collective security.

BRICS should abstain from the use of force or threat of force and use 

diplomatic means in the resolution of international conflicts.

BRICS should adopt the principle of impartiality and thorough investigation 

of the roots and causes of conflict, to suggest the best possible solutions, involving 
the interests of all parties to the conflict.

BRICS must evolve as a platform for creating contextualised multilateral 

policies, with mutual consultations taking place via diplomatic negotiations by 
Foreign Ministries to develop viable and credible mechanisms to respond to local, 
regional and international political and social turbulence. BRICS might consider 
enhancing cooperation with relevant regional and global structures in which its 
five member countries are involved.

A mechanism of consultation and cooperation should be introduced, involving 

relevant leading centres of research and expertise, to offer opinion based on analysis 
of the given situation.

3.3 On terrorism

All five BRICS countries could and should play a role in the establishment of 
a universal definition of terrorism and the adoption of the UN Comprehensive 
Convention on International Terrorism. Based on recommendation from the 
Financial Action Task Force and further documents, adopted under the auspices 
of the UN, BRICS should deepen cooperation to exchange information on the 
financing of terrorist groups and prevent the free flow of financing for terrorist 
and other illegal trans-border activities.

BRICS should strengthen cooperation between relevant law enforcement 

agencies to exchange information and provide mutual assistance in the pursuit of 

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criminals fleeing prosecution for terrorist activities, and establish a joint monitoring 

system over those suspected of involvement in terrorist activities. It might be 

deemed necessary for BRICS to provide ad hoc cooperation on joint investigation 

of terrorist activities in BRICS countries, with a commitment to extradite terrorists 

plotting or implementing terrorist acts in any of the BRICS countries. 

3.4 Countering drug trafficking

BRICS should promote regular exchanges of best practices by the relevant anti-drug 

agencies of the BRICS countries. They should jointly develop recommendations 

aimed at improving national legislation and the efficiency of legal cooperation 

between the countries with regard to illicit drug trafficking.

BRICS needs to consider the establishment of regular multilateral consultation 

mechanisms, involving also Latin American and Central and West Asian countries, 

to exchange best practices in the fight against drug trafficking. BRICS nations should 

establish at the national and multilateral level common educational programmes to 

promote a drug-free society through schools, universities and community centres, 

targeting youth in particular. This could be among the tasks for a future BRICS 

university network with regard to raising public awareness of the issue.

BRICS should promote collaboration between the relevant health, anti-drug, 

youth and other agencies and ministries so as to foster the development of social 

inclusion programmes and promote healthy lifestyles, to prevent further expansion 

of drug use nationally.

BRICS should develop joint projects on social advertising to counter the 

further expansion of drug use through traditional (newspapers, TV, radio) and 

social media.

BRICS should support the UN Guiding Principles and provide a contribution 

to the UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem to be 

held in early 2016. 

Alternative development issues with a focus on best practices, existing mechanisms, 

obstacles, desirable outcomes and performance indicators could be explored by 

the development banks of the BRICS countries together with the United Nations 

Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Bank. BRICS should 

also strive for the results of this review to be incorporated into the post-2015 

development agenda.

BRICS should conduct joint research into the extent of the drug problem 

and recommend interventions to address it.

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3.5 Information security and cyber security

BRICS should offer a consensus-based vision of a new global internet governance 

architecture. BRICS has the full potential to raise its voice on behalf of emerging 

economies in the WSIS+10 Summit – a milestone event which is going to take 

place at the end of 2015. 

BRICS might take on the task of developing a set of principles for internet 

governance, which might include government e-surveillance and the responsibility 

of States for conducting it, the right to internet access, and the internationalisation 

of internet governance, implying international and multi-stakeholder control over 

the internet’s critical functions, 

BRICS should also help shape a reformed global regime that allows inter-

national cooperation and inter-governmental coordination on cybercrime, theft, 

fraud and other illegal trans-border activities that take advantage of the internet.

BRICS members should coordinate research on new media, technology, the 

internet and its influence on society, democracy, citizenship and the social order.

The mechanism and mandate of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) might 

be developed and transformed to establish a permanent IGF Executive Secretariat 

that would work on a multi-stakeholder basis under the auspices of the UN on 

the key goals and issues of the global internet governance agenda.

The BRICS nations could facilitate the establishment and work of a research 

committee on the fundamental risks of the internet governance architecture in 

the framework of the IGF Executive Secretariat (or within some other UN-based 

multi-stakeholder framework), to produce a report with recommendations to 

international policymakers and the global technical internet community (Internet 

Society (ISOC), IETF, Internet Architecture Board (IAB), regional registries etc.). 

BRICS countries could build confidence in the use of ICTs by means of 

agreements on CBMs in the area of cybersecurity, including between their CERTs.

In addition to sharing information on major abnormalities in trans-border 

traffic and cybersecurity incidents, parties to the CBMs agreements and BRICS 

countries could join forces to monitor cyber espionage and e-surveillance campaigns 

targeted at their territory and infrastructure by third parties. 

3.6 Maritime security

BRICS countries should pay primary attention to the modernisation and improvement 

of national legal systems and international criminal law on maritime issues.

BRICS countries could consider the creation of a joint or shuttle system of 

commercial fleet convoys.

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It might also be necessary to set up a BRICS training centre to combat illegal 

pirate activities in the open seas both at tactical level with exercises, and operational 

level through regular meetings of relevant agencies. This should help to build the 

capacities of BRICS members and other partner countries and organisations.

3.7 Illegal migration

BRICS countries should exchange best practices with regard to border surveillance.

BRICS countries should make efforts to provide basic conditions to 

identify migrants.

BRICS would do well to operationalise and implement the recommendations 

of the Convention against Human Trafficking.

BRICS nations should undertake specific studies in their respective regions 

to map the drivers and determinants of regional migration and possible responses.