37The Court has also held that fundamental rights, such as respect for the rights of the defence, which derive from the right to a fair hearing, do not constitute unfettered prerogatives and may be subject to restrictions. Such restrictions must, however, in fact correspond to the objectives of public interest pursued by the measure in question and must not constitute, with regard to the aim pursued, a disproportionate interference with the rights thus guaranteed (see, to that effect, judgment of 17 November 2011 in Hypoteční banka, C‑327/10, EU:C:2011:745, paragraph 50).
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