proportionality
B1CEFR level
28/100Rarity: fairly common
TechnicalRegister
The principle that an interference with a right must be no more than necessary to achieve a legitimate aim.
Applying proportionality, the court asked whether a less intrusive measure could have achieved the same end.
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