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iiclr-21697	Zand, Joseph	The Concept of Democracy and the European Convention on Human Rights	2017	28	.pdf	application/pdf	13994	871	63	[Vol. 27:15 judgments of the Court on Articles 10 and 11 respectively, as well as on merits of applications and ultimately through Article 17 which sets out “restrictions on activities subversive of Convention rights,” in decisions on admissibility. In this manner, Article 9 needs to be interpreted in light of other Convention rights, such as Article 11, the right of freedom of assembly and association.102 Consequently, interference with the rights stipulated in Article 9 may be examined not only as an infringement on the applicant’s own religion or beliefs, but also as an indirect violation on the democratic fabric of society.103 In order to justify a restriction on Article 9, it must comply with the conditions specified in Article 9(2), which must be prescribed by law and be necessary in a democratic society in the interest of public safety, for the protection of public order, health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.104 These specific “interests” are more commonly referred to in the European jurisprudence as “legitimate aims.	cache/iiclr-21697.pdf	txt/iiclr-21697.txt