41Those limitations must, however, be interpreted restrictively. According to the Court of Human Rights, the adjective ‘necessary’ involves, for the purposes of Article 10(2), a ‘pressing social need’ and, although ‘[t]he contracting States have a certain margin of appreciation in assessing whether such a need exists’, the interference must be ‘proportionate to the legitimate aim pursued' and ’the reasons adduced by the national authorities to justify it' must be ‘relevant and sufficient’ (see, in particular, Vogt v Germany, § 52; and Wille v Liechtenstein judgment of 28 October 1999, no 28396/95, § 61 to § 63). Furthermore, any prior restriction requires particular consideration (see Wingrove v United Kingdom judgment of 25 November 1996, Reports of Judgments and Decisions 1996-V, p. 1957, § 58 and § 60).
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