eu-charter

EU's charter om grundlæggende rettigheder

Præambel

De europæiske folk har med skabelsen af en stadig tættere sammenslutning besluttet at dele en fredelig fremtid, der bygger på fælles værdier.

Unionen, der er sig sin åndelige og etiske arv bevidst, bygger på de udelelige og universelle værdier: menneskets værdighed, frihed, lighed og solidaritet; den bygger på demokrati- og retsstatsprincippet. Den sætter mennesket i centrum for sit virke med indførelsen af unionsborgerskabet og skabelsen af et område med frihed, sikkerhed og retfærdighed.
Unionen bidrager til bevarelsen og udviklingen af disse fælles værdier under hensyn til de europæiske folks forskelligartede kulturer og traditioner samt til medlemsstaternes nationale identitet og organisering af deres offentlige myndigheder på nationalt, regionalt og lokalt plan; den søger at fremme en afbalanceret og bæredygtig udvikling og sikrer fri bevægelighed for personer, tjenesteydelser, varer og kapital samt etableringsfrihed.
Med henblik herpå er det nødvendigt at styrke beskyttelsen af de grundlæggende rettigheder på baggrund af samfundsudviklingen, de sociale fremskridt og den videnskabelige og teknologiske udvikling ved at gøre disse rettigheder mere synlige i et charter.
Dette charter bekræfter under hensyn til Unionens kompetencer og opgaver samt nærhedsprincippet de rettigheder, der bl.a. følger af medlemsstaternes fælles forfatningsmæssige traditioner og internationale forpligtelser, den europæiske konvention til beskyttelse af menneskerettigheder og grundlæggende frihedsrettigheder, de socialpagter, som Unionen og Europarådet har vedtaget, samt Den Europæiske Unions Domstols og Den Europæiske Menneskerettighedsdomstols retspraksis. Chartret vil i den forbindelse blive fortolket af Unionens og medlemsstaternes domstole under behørig hensyntagen til de forklaringer, der blev udarbejdet under præsidiet for den forsamling, der udarbejdede chartret, og ajourført under Det Europæiske Konvents præsidiums ansvar.
Disse rettigheder medfører ansvar og pligter såvel over for andre mennesker som over for det menneskelige fællesskab og de kommende generationer.
Unionen anerkender således nedennævnte rettigheder, friheder og principper.

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