Preambule

Národy Evropy, vytvářejíce mezi sebou stále těsnější unii, se rozhodly sdílet mírovou budoucnost založenou na společných hodnotách.

Unie, vědoma si svého duchovního a morálního dědictví, se zakládá na nedělitelných a všeobecných hodnotách lidské důstojnosti, svobody, rovnosti a solidarity; spočívá na zásadách demokracie a právního státu. Do středu své činnosti staví jednotlivce tím, že zavádí občanství Unie a vytváří prostor svobody, bezpečnosti a práva.
Unie přispívá k zachování a rozvíjení těchto společných hodnot při současném respektování rozmanitosti kultur a tradic národů Evropy, národní identity členských států a uspořádání jejich veřejné moci na státní, regionální a místní úrovni; usiluje o podporu vyváženého a udržitelného rozvoje a zajišťuje volný pohyb osob, služeb, zboží a kapitálu, jakož i svobodu usazování.
K tomuto účelu je nezbytné posílit ochranu základních práv s ohledem na společenský vývoj, sociální pokrok a vědeckotechnologický rozvoj zřetelnějším vyjádřením těchto práv v podobě listiny.
Při respektování pravomocí a úkolů Unie i zásady subsidiarity potvrzuje tato listina práva, která vyplývají především z ústavních tradic a mezinárodních závazků společných členským státům, z Evropské úmluvy o ochraně lidských práv a základních svobod, ze sociálních chart přijatých Unií a Radou Evropy a z judikatury Soudního dvora Evropské unie a Evropského soudu pro lidská práva. Tuto listinu budou v této souvislosti soudy Unie a členských států vykládat s náležitým zřetelem na vysvětlení vyhotovená pod vedením prezídia Konventu, jež vypracovalo tuto listinu, a doplněná pod vedením prezídia Evropského konventu.
Uplatňování těchto práv s sebou nese odpovědnost a povinnosti, jak ve vztahu k druhým, tak ve vztahu k lidskému společenství a budoucím generacím.
V důsledku toho uznává Unie práva, svobody a zásady, které jsou vyhlášeny níže.

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