▁bal ancing ▁process ▁within ▁a ▁hol istic , ▁value - based ▁and ▁case - orient ed ▁framework . ▁The ▁values ▁which ▁must ▁suff use ▁the ▁whole ▁process ▁are ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁an ▁open ▁and ▁dem ocr atic ▁society ▁based ▁on ▁freedom ▁and ▁equality , ▁several ▁times ▁referred ▁to ▁in ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁The ▁notion ▁of ▁an ▁open ▁and ▁dem ocr atic ▁society ▁is ▁therefore ▁not ▁merely ▁asp ir ational ▁or ▁decor ative ; ▁it ▁is ▁norm ative , ▁furn ishing ▁▁ ▁the ▁matrix ▁of ▁ide als ▁within ▁which ▁the ▁court ▁works ; ▁ ▁the ▁source ▁from ▁which ▁the ▁court ▁der ives ▁the ▁principles ▁and ▁rules ▁it ▁applies ; ▁and ▁ ▁the ▁final ▁measure ▁it ▁uses ▁for ▁testing ▁the ▁legit im acy ▁of ▁imp ug ned ▁norm s ▁and ▁conduct . ▁ ▁It ▁follows , ▁Sach s ▁J ▁determined , ▁from ▁the ▁principles ▁laid ▁down ▁in ▁S ▁v ▁Mak w any ane ▁that ▁the ▁Court ▁ought ▁not ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁purely ▁formal ▁and ▁academic ▁anal ys es ; ▁nor ▁should ▁it ▁simply ▁restrict ▁itself ▁to ▁ad ▁h oc ▁techn ic ism . ▁R ather , ▁it ▁should ▁focus ▁on ▁what ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁the ▁syn er get ic ▁relation ▁between ▁the ▁values ▁underlying ▁the ▁guarante es ▁of ▁fundamental ▁rights ▁and ▁the ▁circumstances ▁of ▁the ▁particular ▁case . ▁There ▁was ▁no ▁legal ▁yard st ick ▁for ▁ach ieving ▁this . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁he ▁predicted , ▁the ▁court ▁will ▁frequently ▁be ▁unable ▁to ▁escape ▁making ▁difficult ▁value ▁jud g ments ,