268- ويجب أن يكون هناك ما يبرر الطابع الإلزامي للفعل الانفرادي بوجه عام، وفعل الاعتراف بوجه خاص، ومن هنا جاء اعتماد قاعدة تسترشد بقاعدة العقد شريعة المتعاقدين pacta sunt servanda التي يمكن أن يطلق عليها اسم الفعل الملزم لمن صدر عنه acta sunt servanda.
It was noted that the debate on whether recognition was declaratory or constitutive usually related to the consequences of recognition, not to its nature, the Special Rapporteur having followed the latter approach. Although the majority of writers considered recognition to be declaratory, that interpretation did not cover all cases: an examination of State practice led to quite different conclusions.