وبالإضافة إلى ما يثيره هذا النهج من جدل، فإن التمسك بمبدأ حسن النية لا يوفر مبدأ توجيهياً واضحاً().
In that situation, only the withdrawing State or international organization (and, where relevant, the depositary) knows that the reservation has been withdrawn. This applies all the more where the withdrawal is assumed to be retroactive, as sometimes occurs.