ĐORĐEVIĆ v. CROATIA JUDGMENT 29 2. There shall be no interference by a public authority with the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic society in the interests of national security, public safety or the economic well-being of the country, for the prevention of disorder or crime, for the protection of health or morals, or for the protection of the rights and freedoms of others.” A. Admissibility 1. The parties’ submissions (a) The Government’s submissions 81. The Government maintained that Articles 2 and 3 were not applicable to the circumstances of the present case. As regards Article 2, they argued that the applicants’ lives had never been put at risk in any way. As regards Article 3 of the Convention, the Government submitted that the requisite level of severity had not been reached since the harassment complained of had mostly been verbal while the injuries the first applicant had sustained on 4 April 2009 had been of a mild nature. They also submitted that the fact that the first applicant had expressed a wish to walk around showed that he had not been traumatised by the events in issue. 82. The Government also argued that the applicants had not exhausted all available domestic remedies. In the Government’s view the applicants should have brought a civil action for damages against the children concerned and their parents and also against the school the children were attending, or other authorities. Furthermore, they could have instituted minor-offences proceedings against the children’s parents. They could also have brought an “action against an unlawful act” against the relevant authorities under the Administrative Disputes Act. In the proceedings instituted upon such an action the competent court was obliged to act urgently. In a judgment upholding the action, the court would forbid any further unlawful act. The judgment had to be enforced within three days after it had been served on the parties. 83. As regards the events of 10 April and 13 May 2010, the Government submitted that the alleged perpetrators, P.B. and Z.B., were 14 at the time and that they could be held criminally responsible. Since the criminal inquiry was still ongoing, any complaint relating to these incidents was premature. (b) The applicants’ submissions 84. The applicants maintained in reply that they had been submitted to ongoing harassment which also included acts of physical violence against the first applicant and verbal violence against both applicants. Such harassment had disrupted their daily lives and caused them a significant