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Moreover, the terms used may be problematic if and when such constitutional values are given legal significance, which seems to be implied by the new Article 1 par 3, which states that “highest values create the basis of laws and other normative regulatory acts […] and are the essence and content of the work of [state/public authorities and officials]”. Thus, this may potentially have an influence on the interpretation of the Constitution and/or serve as a legal basis when reviewing a law or other legal act for its compliance with the Constitution; this could potentially lead to the refusal to adopt such legal texts or invalidate them. Moreover, alleged violations of these values could be invoked by all state/public authorities at all levels, as additional grounds for restricting the exercise of international human rights and freedoms (see also pars 31-36 infra).