While the adoption of sectoral conventions dealing with specific aspects of the problem had already had a dissuasive effect, the continued existence of some gaps in international law allowed terrorists a margin of manoeuvre.
Si l'adoption de conventions sectorielles traitant de certains aspects du problème a déjà eu un effet dissuasif, les lacunes qui subsistent dans le droit international donnent aux terroristes une certaine marge de manœuvre.