45. The issue of proportionality also needs to be examined in the context of the severity of the restrictive measures to be imposed on these persons. In this respect, as noted earlier, the European Court of Human Rights has made clear that an indefinite ban from running for political office is in any case a disproportionate measure. In one case,59 it held that increasing a 10-year legal restriction on being elected by an additional 10 years without justification given by Parliament or the Government was manifestly arbitrary. The draft law proposes a restriction which will only end ten years after the end of martial law – a long duration which cannot be determined precisely as long as martial law is in force. With regard to the 10-year ban following the lifting of martial law, the Explanatory Note justifies this period as necessary following the exit of Russian troops from Ukraine “to allow for the completion of the country’s reconstruction and the formation of a system to counter threats to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as violent changes to the constitutional order by Ukrainian citizens through participation in political parties”. In addition, applying a standardised measure to all concerned persons can itself be seen as a disproportionate measure in light of the fact that there may be varying levels of culpability for, and thereby threat from, individuals determined responsible for the actions that led to the banning of their party. As such, establishing a range of measures that are proportionately applied in an individualised manner would be more appropriate.