Section 3 is another key provision and none of the Bill's critics has ever adverted to it in substance. It provides that every organ of the State, as defined in section 1, must perform its functions in a manner compatible with the State's obligations under the convention. One might ask why the courts, the President or Oireachtas are not included in this regard, but we have a sovereign state and it is up to Members of the Oireachtas to decide how to exercise the sovereign power of the people in given circumstances. One Oireachtas cannot bind another Oireachtas, nor can both Houses of the Oireachtas bind either House regarding how it should conduct its business. This is what is involved in Ireland being a sovereign, independent republic.