Hon Speaker, hon Deputy President, my understanding is that this treaty carries within it the principle of continuity. In other words, the past South African regime, which was declared to be practising a crime against humanity through its apartheid philosophy that it followed, signed the treaty. Therefore, through this principle of continuity, it is necessary for the present government to either ratify the treaty or object to its content or the material areas it contains, depending on whether it complies with the spirit and the content of the 1996 Constitution.
According to my understanding, the question concerns the point whether we have signed it to comply with the principle of continuity or not? To me it's very fundamental. I thank you.