PARLIAMENT
Report of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development on the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime:
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development, having considered the request for approval by Parliament of the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, referred to it, recommends that the House –
"Pending a decision by the Government of the Republic of South Africa on the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the Government of the Republic does not consider itself bound by the terms of article 35(2) of the Convention which provides for the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice in differences arising out of the interpretation or application of the Convention. The Republic will adhere to the position that, for the submission of a particular dispute for settlement by the International Court, the consent of all the parties to the dispute is required in every individual case."