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If
the
interpretation
of
the
Basic
Law
fundamental
rights
in
accordance
with
the
Court
’s
judgments
can
not
result
in
the
protection
of
the
former
being
restricted
,
the
Basic
Law
can
not
be
misused
either
to
lower
the
level
of
Convention
protection
afforded
the
applicant
.
In
their
domestic
systems
,
the
Contracting
Parties
can
go
beyond
the
human
rights
protection
afforded
by
the
Court
to
the
applicant
,
but
they
can
not
,
under
Article
53
of
the
Convention
,
lag
behind
that
level
of
protection
.
Such
possibility
would
constitute
a
blatant
distortion
of
Article
53
of
the
Convention
,
which
in
itself
would
cause
a
grave
structural
crisis
in
the
Convention
system
.
It
is
certainly
not
admissible
to
invoke
“
other
constitutional
interests
”
,
such
as
the
“
safety
needs
of
the
community
”
(
Sicherungsbedürfnis
der
Allgemeinheit
)
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,
in
malam
partem
,
in
order
to
downgrade
the
level
of
protection
afforded
the
applicant
by
a
final
judgment
of
the
Court
.
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