21 of the Constitutional Court Judgment in the Case No. 2007-01-01 passed on 8 June 2007). The Constitutional Court acknowledges that wide freedom of action should be granted to the State in respect of property rights in the area of social rights, for the rights provided by Article 105 of the Constitution do not guarantee a specific pension amount, and they may be subject to restriction. With regard to pension, Article 105 of the Constitution guarantees to persons legal protection of a lesser extent than Article 109 of the Constitution (see Case materials, vol. 10, p. 125). When ascertaining the nature of the fundamental rights established by the Constitution, one should also take into account the international commitments that Latvia has undertaken in the area of human rights. The international regulations of human rights and the practice of their application at the level of constitutional rights serve as interpretative means for determining the nature and scope of the principles of judicial state and fundamental rights as far as they do not lead to the restriction of the fundamental rights provided by the Constitution (cf. Paragraph 11 of the Constitutional Court Judgment in the Case No. 2007-03-01 passed on 18 October 2007). The obligation of the State to observe its international commitments in the area of human rights follows from Article 89 of the Constitution, stating that the State shall recognise and protect fundamental human rights in accordance with the Constitution, laws and international agreements binding upon Latvia. This article clearly shows the constitutional legislator’s intention to harmonise the constitutional provisions concerning human rights with the international regulations of human rights (cf. Paragraph 11 of the Constitutional Court Judgment in the Case No. 2007-24-01 passed on 9 May 2008). Thus, Article 9 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (hereinafter – the Covenant) prescribes that the States that are Parties to the Covenant recognise the right of everyone to social security, including social insurance. Admittedly, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (hereinafter – the Convention) does not contain provisions analogous to the content of Article 109 of the Constitution. Nevertheless, the European Court of Human Rights (hereinafter – ECtHR) adjudicates the matters pertaining to social security and social assistance in the light of property rights as they are 29