Withdrawal of article 34(6) declaration
Validity of the withdrawal
As far as unilateral acts are concerned, state sovereignty allows states to bind themselves to
commitments and therefore retain the discretion to withdraw their commitments. State parties
can thus validly withdraw their declarations (Ingabire Victorie Umuhoza v Republic of
Rwanda, Ruling on Jurisdiction, 5 September 2016, paras 58-59).