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It
is
unsurprising
that
politicians
play
at
the
very
edge
of
respect
for
the
Convention
,
or
even
beyond
this
limit
,
and
resist
the
Convention
values
and
the
Court
’s
judgments
in
polemic
,
if
not
plainly
demagogic
,
moves
to
gain
political
support
from
this
or
that
constituency
.
If
human
rights
have
a
basic
purpose
,
it
is
precisely
to
be
“
trump
cards
”
that
protect
individuals
’
fundamental
rights
against
the
oppressive
actions
of
ill
-
advised
majorities
.
This
is
particularly
true
in
the
case
of
easily
disposable
minorities
,
such
as
prisoners
or
migrants
.
Politicians
that
emerge
from
these
majorities
should
comply
with
international
human
rights
in
general
and
with
the
Convention
in
particular
,
since
every
State
official
is
bound
by
human
rights
law
and
the
Convention
contributes
to
promoting
a
“
joint
European
development
of
fundamental
rights
”
(
gemeineuropäische
Grundrechtsentwicklung
)
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This
includes
,
of
course
,
the
members
of
Parliament
who
enacted
the
provisions
that
allow
for
retrospective
preventive
detention
and
approved
a
shameful
intuitu
persona
law
to
keep
Mr
Ilnseher
detained
forever
.
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