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"Accordingly, paragraph 2 of article 22 permits the same categories of limitations as do articles 19 and 21 (national security, public safety, public order (ordre public), the protection of public health or morals, or the protection of the rights and freedoms of others). Article 22 also requires procedural safeguards similar to those required in Article 21, namely that any restrictions be prescribed by law and be necessary in a democratic society for the protection of public interests."

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UN (Center for Human Rights): Human Rights and Elections: A Handbook on the Legal, Technical, and Human Rights Aspects of Elections, para. 44

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Human Rights and Elections: A Handbook on the Legal, Technical, and Human Rights Aspects of Elections

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Freedom of association may be restricted under certain circumstances as are prescribed by law and necessary in a democratic society.
Freedom of association may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of national security.