In reaching its decision, the Court referred not only to eight decisions it had previously handed down in favor of Jehovah’s Witnesses but also to nine victories earlier won by Jehovah’s Witnesses before the highest courts of Argentina, Canada, Japan, Russia, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Dalam mencapai keputusannya, Mahkamah tidak hanya mengacu ke delapan keputusan sebelumnya yang memenangkan Saksi - Saksi Yehuwa tetapi juga ke sembilan kemenangan Saksi - Saksi Yehuwa di pengadilan tertinggi di Afrika Selatan, Amerika Serikat, Argentina, Inggris, Jepang, Kanada, Rusia, dan Spanyol.