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NATIONAL ASSEMBLYÂ
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION NO.: 66
DATE OF QUESTION: 10 FEBRUARY 2011
66.   Mr S Mokgalapa (DA) to ask the Minister of Justice and
Constitutional Development:
(1)Â Â Â whether the Government intends to review any extradition treaties
entered into with other countries; if not, why not; if so, what aspects
will be reviewed;
(2) Â Â whether these treaties are honored by the signatories; if not, (a)
which countries have not honored the treaty and (b) in which way have
they not honored the treaty; if so, what are the relevant
details?          Â
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REPLY:-
I wish to inform the Honourable Member of the following:-
1) There are currently no treaties under review. When treaties are
negotiated, it is done with the view that it is compatible with South
Africaâs domestic law. The Constitutional Court has also ruled in the
case of Van Rooyen, Brown and Quagliani, that the procedure that the
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development follows, to bring an
extradition treaty into force, is constitutional.
2) All extradition treaties that are in force are honoured by the relevant
States.