The obtaining practice has been that Parliament featured at the very end of treaty-making processes. However, the Committee was well aware that constitutionally, the negotiation of a treaty is carried out under the responsibility of the Executive (the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, or another Minister in close cooperation with the former).In order for Parliament not to be perceived as a rubber stamp in the treaty processes, there was a need identified for early involvement by Parliament. However, a regular flow of information from the Executive to Parliament could assist to keep parliamentarians fully informed. That kind of practice would help build capacity of parliamentarians to tackle the increasingly complex interconnections of globalised trade and cooperation. Globally, the trend has been that parliaments were increasingly helping to define the parameters within which the executive within their countries could negotiate through issuing 'frameworks/negotiating mandates' to the executive branch during negotiations. The Committee felt there was a need for Parliament to propose some understanding/modalities with the Executive branch to 'issue frameworks/negotiating mandates during negotiations, especially trade agreements. The understanding to be struck with the Executive should be within the confines of the Constitution.