Tokens: “
The
Court
would
further
note
that
its
above
observations
on
the
scope
of
the
State
authorities
’
positive
obligation
to
protect
potential
victims
from
inhuman
or
degrading
treatment
which
might
be
caused
by
the
applicant
...
apply
,
a
fortiori
,
in
the
context
of
the
prohibition
of
retrospective
penalties
under
Article
7
§
1
,
provision
from
which
no
derogation
is
allowed
even
in
time
of
public
emergency
threatening
the
life
of
the
nation
(
Article
15
§
§
1
and
2
of
the
Convention
)
.
The
Convention
thus
does
not
oblige
State
authorities
to
protect
individuals
from
criminal
acts
of
the
applicant
by
such
measures
which
are
in
breach
of
his
right
under
Article
7
§
1
not
to
have
imposed
upon
him
a
heavier
penalty
than
the
one
applicable
at
the
time
he
committed
his
criminal
offence
.
”
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