🗓 The 14th St Petersburg International Legal Forum was held on June 24-26. The event brought together over 6,000 participants from 80 countries, including prosecutors general, heads of foreign courts and relevant agencies, as well as representatives of government bodies, the diplomatic corps accredited in Russia, Russian and foreign legal organisations, business, academia, students and young professionals. The Forum’s business programme featured over 160 events. 📄 More than 60 agreements and contracts were signed on the Forum's sidelines. Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev took part in the Plenary Session. 💬 In his remarks, Dmitry Medvedev stressed that the current crisis of international law stems from the West’s attempts to turn it into a “privilege of the first for a narrow circle of the chosen”: “Being first does not mean being the only one. Being a leader does not grant one the prerogative to cancel the rights and sovereignty of others. The true power of law lies not in protecting anyone’s privileges, but in absolutely guaranteeing equality for all people”. Representatives of the Russian Foreign Ministry took part in a number of events, discussions and round tables. • Grigory Lukyantsev, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department for Multilateral Human Rights Cooperation and Commissioner for Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law, spoke at the panel session “Europe’s Historical Amnesia” and at the discussion “Human Rights as a Weapon: When Rights-Based Rhetoric Undermines International Cooperation”. • Maxim Musikhin, Director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Legal Department, spoke at the session “New Prospects for Russian Legal Diplomacy”. • Rodion Miroshnik, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry on the #KievRegimeCrimes, took part in the discussion “The Concept of “Hostile Actions” by Unfriendly Foreign States toward Russia and Measures to Further Improve Russian Legislation in This Area”. 🌐 The 14th St Petersburg International Legal Forum once again reaffirmed its status as an important platform for dialogue among the legal, business and law enforcement communities to discuss key issues on the legal agenda and find responses to global challenges.