Issued by: Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
18 July 2001
Press statement issued by Adv. Johnny de Lange, MP and Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Justice & Constitutional Development.
The International Criminal Court Bill has been introduced in Parliament and is referred to the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development for consideration.
The Bill aims to provide for the incorporation of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court into South African law; the implementation and enforcement of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court in South Africa; The co-operation with the International Criminal Court; the arrest and surrender of persons to the International Criminal Court; and to provide for incidental matters.
If any person or organisation would like to make written representations on the International Criminal Court Bill he or she should do so by no later than 13 August 2001. Anyone who would like to give further oral evidence to the Committee in regard to his or her written submissions should notify the Committee by no later than 13 August 2001.
If the need should arise public hearings will provisionally be scheduled to take place during the third term of parliament in 2001.
The Committee requests all persons and institutions that wish to send submissions to make 30 copies available to the Committee, if possible.
It should be pointed out that the Committee reserves the right to decide:
All correspondence in this regard should be addressed to:
The Secretary to Parliament
PO Box 15
Cape Town
8000
All correspondence should be marked for the attention of Collette Herzenberg or Zodwa Zenzile (fax 021-462 2142). Copies of the Bill may, upon availability, be obtained from Ms Herzenberg and Ms Zenzile.
Issued by Adv Johnny de Lange, MP
Contact
Zodwa Zenzile (izenzile@parliament.gov.za)
Tel: 021-403 3660
Collette Herzenberg (cherzenberg@parliament.gov.za)
Tel: 021-403 3669