In the view of the European Court of Human Rights, as is well-known, in applying a “normative treaty”, one should look for its object and purpose and not to that interpretation that would provide the most limited understanding of the obligations of States parties.
Il est notoire que, pour la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme, on doit, pour appliquer un «traité normatif», rechercher quel est son objet et son but et non pas l'interprétation la plus restrictive des obligations des États parties.