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.
In
principle
it
is
not
the
task
of
this
Court
to
substitute
its
view
for
that
of
the
domestic
courts
and
tribunals
.
It
is
primarily
for
the
national
authorities
,
notably
the
courts
,
to
establish
the
facts
and
to
resolve
problems
of
interpretation
of
domestic
legislation
.
This
also
applies
where
domestic
law
refers
to
rules
of
general
international
law
or
international
agreements
.
The
Court
's
role
is
confined
to
ascertaining
whether
the
effects
of
such
an
interpretation
are
compatible
with
the
Convention
(
see
Waite
and
Kennedy
v.
Germany
[
GC
]
,
no
.
26083/94
,
§
54
,
ECHR
1999‑I
,
and
Streletz
,
Kessler
and
Krenz
v.
Germany
[
GC
]
,
nos
.
34044/96
,
35532/97
and
44801/98
,
§
90
,
ECHR
2001‑II
)
.
Nevertheless
,
in
a
case
like
this
where
the
facts
and
the
interpretation
of
the
domestic
and
international
law
are
so
interlinked
,
there
is
also
reason
to
ascertain
whether
domestic
and
international
law
were
applied
in
relation
to
these
facts
in
a
way
that
can
not
be
considered
arbitrary
.
The
Court
has
jurisdiction
to
review
the
circumstances
complained
of
by
an
applicant
in
the
light
of
the
entirety
of
the
Convention
's
requirements
.
In
the
performance
of
that
task
it
is
,
notably
,
free
to
attribute
to
the
facts
of
the
case
,
as
found
to
be
established
on
the
evidence
before
it
,
a
characterisation
in
law
different
from
that
given
by
one
of
the
parties
or
,
if
need
be
,
to
view
the
facts
in
a
different
manner
(
see
Streletz
,
Kessler
and
Krenz
,
cited
above
,
§
111
)
.
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