It was decided to settle on the latter option since it was felt that the emphasis should be placed not on whether the treaty remained in force or whether it was potentially applicable, but rather on whether it was actually operational in the context of armed conflict.
Se decidió adoptar esta última opción, porque se estimó que el acento debía estar no en si el tratado seguía en vigor o era potencialmente aplicable, sino en si se aplicaba efectivamente en el contexto de un conflicto armado.