There should be a timeframe requiring that all treaty actions proposed by Government are tabled in Parliament for a period of at least a number of sitting days to allow adequate and thorough discussion before action is taken that bind South Africa at international law to the terms of the treaty. An exception to this trend, of tabling treaties well in advance, would be where the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation certifies that a treaty is particularly urgent or sensitive, involving significant commercial, strategic or foreign policy interests. Relevant rules of the National Assembly (especially Rules 307 and 308) would need to be revisited.