Parviz Hasanov
Baku State University
PhD in Law
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2131-7738
hasanov.p.a@gmail.com
Orkhan Ahmed
Baku State University
Master’s student
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7110-9443
orkhanahmad16@gmail.com
A comparative analysis of the legal framework and operating methods of BRICS, the EU and the G7
Abstract
The article presents a comparative legal analysis of the foundational bases and operational mechanisms of the international associations BRICS, the European Union (EU), and G7. It examines the organizational-legal forms characteristic of the establishment act, organizational structure, decision-making procedures, as well as the implementation mechanism. Primary attention is devoted to differences in organizational-legal forms: the EU is built on the cooperation of individuals through systematized contractual norms that create strictly binding law, whereas BRICS and G7 operate on an intergovernmental principle via declarative acts that do not create legally binding law. The work emphasizes the EU's supranational nature with legally binding law and its distinction from the flexibility of BRICS and G7. The study manifests differences in the legal specifics of the Organization depending on the format and degree of integration, as well as its dispositive instance in relation to the internal law of the member states of the Association. In conclusion, it draws the conclusion about the growing role of flexible forms of cooperation organization in the context of the expanding multifunctional world order and the necessity of seeking an equitable compromise between the full state sovereignty of the member states of the Association and effective institutions of global governance.
Keywords: BRICS, European Union, G7, international law, operational mechanisms, comparative analysis, global cooperation, international alliances