PARLIAMENT: JUSTICE COMMITTEE CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS ON THREE BILLS

PARLIAMENT: JUSTICE COMMITTEE CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS ON THREE BILLS

• 26 June 2026
• Parliament
• SA Legal Academy

The National Assembly’s Justice & Constitutional Development Committee has issued notices and media statements calling for written submissions by 24 July 2026 on three Bills:

• the International Co-operation in Criminal Matters Amendment Bill
• the Extradition Bill, and
• the South African Judicial Education Institute Amendment Bill.

Formally introduced in July 2025, the International Co-operation in Criminal Matters Amendment Bill seeks to strengthen South Africa’s framework for international co-operation in criminal matters.

Tabled in May 2026, the Extradition Bill seeks to modernise South Africa’s extradition framework by ‘ensuring that it is aligned with … constitutional principles and the country’s international commitments’. This is according to the committee media statement concerned.

Formally introduced in October 2025, the South African Judicial Education Institute Amendment Bill focuses on matter of governance and management.

Links to more detailed SA Legal Academy reports on these Bills are provided below:

• International Cooperation in Criminal Matters Amendment Bill:
  • committee notice
  • media statement
  • SA Legal Academy report
• Extradition Bill:
  • committee notice
  • media statement
  • SA Legal Academy report
• South African Judicial Education Institute Amendment Bill:
  • committee notice
  • media statement
  • SA Legal Academy report

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