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Justice and Correctional Services
Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services impact: consultative meeting
21 Sep 2016
Stakeholders involved with prison reform were consulted on their views about the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services as an oversight mechanism and its impact. They expressed their frustration over the absence of tangible legislative reform to remedy weaknesses in JICS institutional setup. These weaknesses are JICS’s absence of investigative and ...
International Relations
SA Parliament's oversight over Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs): meeting with the UK Parliament
20 Sep 2016
The Committee met with the United Kingdom (UK) All Party Parliamentary Group on Africa, and discussed issues regarding Parliamentary oversight and legislative responsibilities arising from the impact of international trade agreements, such as the economic partnership agreement (EPA) on South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
The ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Correctional Supervision and Parole: Successes, Challenges & Future Developments
20 Sep 2016
Lawyers for Human Rights (LFH), the Wits Justice Project (WJP), the Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative (CSPRI), the South African National Institute for Crime Prevention and the Reintegration of Offenders (NICRO), and the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services (JICS) made submissions to the Committee on the administration of correctional supervision ...
International Relations
SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations impact on SA Foreign Policy; South African Jews for a Free Palestine (SAJFP) on current Palestine/Israel political situation
7 Sep 2016
Both the Department of Trade and Industry and of International Relations and Cooperation briefed the Committee on the South African Development Community and European Union Economic Partnership Agreement. The departments were in agreement that trade negotiations were informed by and were in line with national development objectives set out in ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Justice Administered Fund Bill [B26-2015]: Department response to submissions
6 Sep 2016
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development said the only one comment was from the General Council of the Board which assumed the Bill also catered for the Guardian Funds and talked about all maintenance. The maintenance referred to in clause 3(a) was that directed by the Court to be ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Courts of Law Amendment Bill [B8-2016]: public hearings
31 Aug 2016
Delegations from the Cape Bar Council, the Association of Debt Recovery Agents (ADRA), the Law Society of South Africa (LSSA) and the Banking Association of South Africa (BASA) presented their positions on the Courts of Law Amendment Bill. They were in agreement that the Bill sought to alleviate the plight ...
International Relations
Brexit impact: DIRCO & Institute for Global Dialogue; SA-EU & EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreements: Foreign Policy impact; African Renaissance Fund 4 quarter 2015/16 performance
31 Aug 2016
The Committee was briefed by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) on a wide range of economic and political issues arising from Britain’s decision to leave the European Union (EU), and the implications for South Africa’s trade relations with Europe and the African continent. The quarterly performance of ...
Justice and Correctional Services
Promotion of Access to Information and Promotion of Administrative Justice Rules: deliberations
30 Aug 2016
The Department of Justice Rules Board briefed the Committee on the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000, and the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act.
The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development came before the Committee in April 2016 when a full presentation on the Promotion of Administration Act and ...
Constitutional Review Committee
Meeting with Indonesian delegation; Legal Opinions on 2015 public submissions; Committee Report on 2013 public submissions
26 Aug 2016
The Portfolio Committee on Constitutional Review had interaction with a delegation from Indonesia where they shared information on matters related to the Constitution. They discussed impeachment, the role of the legislative arm of SA, and long term planning for development.
The Committee adopted its Committee Report on the 2013 Public ...
International Relations
Western Sahara; African Renaissance Fund; 4th Quarter 2015/16 performance: Department of International Relations
24 Aug 2016
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) briefed the Committee on the progress made under the UN auspices towards the realisation of the right to self determination by the people of Western Sahara. The conflict in Western Sahara had been on the decolonisation agenda for more than 50 years. ...