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The
same
principles
are
equally
valid
with
regard
to
the
interpretation
and
application
of
the
norms
of
international
law
,
like
the
International
Covenant
on
Civil
and
Political
Rights
.
The
Covenant
has
been
signed
and
ratified
by
most
States
in
the
world
–
democratic
and
non
-
democratic
(
including
the
GDR
)
.
A
democratic
State
can
interpret
and
apply
the
Covenant
(
and
other
international
legal
norms
)
only
according
to
the
methodology
of
application
of
the
law
which
is
inherent
in
the
democratic
political
order
.
In
the
present
case
that
was
done
by
the
German
domestic
courts
(
see
the
judgment
of
the
Federal
Constitutional
Court
,
quoted
in
paragraph
22
of
the
judgment
)
.
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