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LCP4801
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PORTFOLIO MEMO
SEMESTER 1 - 2023
UNIQUE NUMBER: -
Due Date: - 27th MAY 2023
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, QUESTION 1
Assume that you work for the Department of International Relations and Co-operation in South
Africa. In 2024 there will be national elections and it is likely that a new Minister of International
Relations and Co-operation may be appointed. To prepare the new Minister for their role and
responsibilities in this important task, you have been asked to draft an essay, substantiated by
appropriate authority, properly structured with an introduction; sub-headings and a conclusion, and
that is fully referenced by way of footnotes, to give the new incumbent insights into their new role.
Please limit the essay to no more than 16 pages, including references. The essay must include a
critical discussion of the following non-exhaustive list of theoretical and practical issues:
Introduction
In terms of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa of 1996, the President is ultimately
responsible for the foreign policy and international relations of South Africa. As such, it is the
President’s prerogative to appoint heads of mission, receive foreign heads of mission, conduct
state-to-state relations, and negotiate and sign all international agreements. International
agreements that are not of a technical, administrative or executive nature will only bind the country
after being approved by Parliament, which also approves the country’s ratification of or accession
to multilateral agreements. All international agreements must be tabled in Parliament for
information purposes.
However, the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation is entrusted with the formulation,
promotion, execution and daily conduct of South Africa’s foreign policy. In order to prepare the
new Minister for his/her role and responsibilities in this important task, I will discuss the following
with the intention to enlighten the new Minister on his/her role on his/her new responsibilities as
the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation.
1. The full meaning, content, impact and consequences of sovereignty.
State sovereignty means that the state may decide what to allow within its borders without
interference from other states. This was a particularly strong principle which persists as one of
the pivotal rules of international law although concerns for the protection of human rights may
