Nothing in the present framework Convention shall be construed as limiting or derogating from any of the human rights and fundamental freedoms which may be ensured under the laws of any Contracting Party or under any other agreement to which it is Party.

In accordance with Paragraph 63 of the Constitutional Law on Human Rights and Freedoms and the Rights of National and Ethnic Communities or Minorities in the Republic of Croatia the legislation and authority defined by the law "can not be implemented in a way which would endanger the main principles of human rights and freedoms and the rights of ethnic communities or minorities which are protected by this Constitutional Law."