. Matters arising from treaties and related National Interest Analyses, proposed treaty actions and related Explanatory Statements presented or deemed to be presented to Parliament; . Any question relating to a treaty or other international instrument, whether or not negotiated to completion, referred to the committee. . Such matters as may be referred to the Joint Standing committee through requisite Parliamentary processes. . 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. . The Joint Standing Committee would consider treaties which require approval by Parliament before they bind South Africa; and those treaties that would be tabled for noting/information only.