Abstract
BRICS is an international association consisting of the Federative Republic of Brazil, The Russian Federation, China, India, and South Africa. BRICS formed an alliance to advance international trade and globalisation between its member states. Therefore, BRICS aims to restructure the economic, financial, and political frameworks of its respective economies for the promotion of similar economic interests. For these economic interests to be better attained, legal certainty is required. However, in the absence of treaty commitments, the member states are under no obligation to recognise and enforce foreign judgments amongst them. The governments of each country will be interested in ensuring that their judgments will be enforced abroad in the event where contractual disputes will arise. Therefore, the recognition and enforcement regimes of BRICS with reference to their domestic legal provisions are analysed and compared within this dissertation to address the need for reform or codification of the rules relating to the grounds for recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments relating to commercial disputes between the BRICS. Alternatively, this dissertation recommends the ratification of the Convention of 2 July on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments to facilitate harmonisation in respect of the domestic laws relating to the grounds for recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments amongst the BRICS countries.