eu-charter

EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Article 13 - Freedom of the arts and sciences

Article 13 - Freedom of the arts and sciences

The arts and scientific research shall be free of constraint. Academic freedom shall be respected.

Explanations

  • Text:

    This right is deduced primarily from the right to freedom of thought and expression. It is to be exercised having regard to Article 1 and may be subject to the limitations authorised by Article 10 of the ECHR.

    Source:
    Official Journal of the European Union C 303/17 - 14.12.2007
    Preamble - Explanations relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights:
    These explanations were originally prepared under the authority of the Praesidium of the Convention which drafted the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Although they do not as such have the status of law, they are a valuable tool of interpretation intended to clarify the provisions of the Charter.

Case Law References

National Constitutional Law

36 results found

  • Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucija
    Country:
    Lithuania

    42 straipsnis. Kultūra, mokslas ir tyrinėjimai bei dėstymas yra laisvi. Valstybė remia kultūrą ir mokslą, rūpinasi Lietuvos istorijos, meno ir kitų kultūros paminklų bei vertybių apsauga. Dvasinius ir materialinius autoriaus interesus, susijusius su mokslo, technikos, kultūros ir meno kūryba, saugo ir gina įstatymas.

  • Luxembourg / Constitution of the Grand Ducal of Luxembourg
    Country:
    Luxembourg

    Art 33. ... (3) La liberté de l’enseignement s’exerce dans le respect des valeurs d’une société démocratique fondée sur les droits fondamentaux et les libertés publiques.

    L’intervention de l’État dans l’enseignement privé est déterminée par la loi.

    ...

    Art. 42L’Etat garantit l’accès à la culture et le droit à l’épanouissement culturel. 

    L’Etat promeut la protection du patrimoine culturel.

    Art. 43L’Etat promeut la liberté de la recherche scientifique réalisée dans le respect des valeurs d’une société démocratique fondée sur les droits fondamentaux et les libertés publiques.

  • Magyarország Alaptörvénye
    Country:
    Hungary

      X. cikk (SZABADSÁG ÉS FELELŐSSÉG)(1) Magyarország biztosítja a tudományos kutatás és művészeti alkotás szabadságát, továbbá — a lehető legmagasabb szintű tudás megszerzése érdekében — a tanulás, valamint törvényben meghatározott keretek között a tanítás szabadságát.(2) Tudományos igazság kérdésében az állam nem jogosult dönteni, tudományos kutatások értékelésére kizárólag a tudomány művelői jogosultak. (3) Magyarország védi a Magyar Tudományos Akadémia és a Magyar Művészeti Akadémia tudományos és művészeti szabadságát. A felsőoktatási intézmények a kutatás és a tanítás tartalmát, módszereit illetően önállóak, szervezeti rendjüket és gazdálkodásukat törvény szabályozza. Az állami felsőoktatási intézmények gazdálkodási rendjét törvény keretei között a Kormány határozza meg, gazdálkodásukat a Kormány felügyeli.

  • Portugal / Constitution of the Portuguese Republic
    Country:
    Portugal

    Article 73 (Education, culture and science) (1) Everyone has the right to education and culture. (2) The state shall promote the democratisation of education and the other conditions needed for an education conducted at school and via other means of training to contribute to equal opportunities, the overcoming of economic, social and cultural inequalities, the development of the personality and the spirit of tolerance, mutual understanding, solidarity and responsibility, to social progress and to democratic participation in collective life. (3) In cooperation with the media, cultural associations and foundations, cultural and recreational groups, cultural heritage associations, residents’ organisations and other cultural agents, the state shall promote the democratisation of culture by encouraging and ensuring access by all citizens to cultural enjoyment and creation. (4) The state shall encourage and support scientific research and creation and technological innovation, in such a way as to ensure their freedom and autonomy, strengthen competitivity and ensure articulation between scientific institutions and enterprises.

    Article 74 (Education) (2) In implementing the education policy, the state is charged with: (d) In accordance with his capabilities, guaranteeing every citizen access to the highest levels of education, scientific research and artistic creation.

  • Romania / Constitution of Romania
    Country:
    Romania

    Article 32 (...) (6) The autonomy of the Universities is guaranteed.

    Article 33 (...) (3) The State must make sure that spiritual identity is preserved, national culture is supported, arts are stimulated, cultural legacy is protected and preserved, contemporary creativity is developed, and Romania's cultural and artistic values are promoted throughout the world.

    Article 135 (...) (2) The State must secure: (...) c) stimulation of national scientific and technological research, arts, and protection of copyright; (...)

  • Slovakia / Constitution of the Slovak Republic
    Country:
    Slovakia

    Article 43 (1) Freedom of scientific research and in art is guaranteed. The rights to the creative intellectual activity are protected by law. (2) The right of access to the cultural heritage is guaranteed under the conditions laid down by law.

  • Slovenia / Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia
    Country:
    Slovenia

    Article 59 The freedom of scientific and artistic endeavour shall be guaranteed.

  • Spain / Constitution of the Kingdom of Spain
    Country:
    Spain

    Article 20 1. The following rights are recognized and protected: (...) b) the right to literary, artistic, scientific and technical production and creation; c) the right to academic freedom; (...) 2. The exercise of these rights may not be restricted by any form of prior censorship. (...) 4. These freedoms are limited by respect for the rights recognized in this Part, by the legal provisions implementing it, and especially by the right to honour, to privacy, to the own image and to the protection of youth and childhood.

  • Suomen perustuslaki
    Country:
    Finland

    16 § Sivistykselliset oikeudet (...) Tieteen, taiteen ja ylimmän opetuksen vapaus on turvattu.

  • The Fundamental Law of Hungary
    Country:
    Hungary

    Article X (Freedom and Responsibility) (1) Hungary shall ensure the freedom of scientific research and artistic creation, the freedom of
    learning for the acquisition of the highest possible level of knowledge and, within the
    framework laid down in an Act, the freedom of teaching.
    (2) The State shall have no right to decide on questions of scientific truth; only scientists shall have the right to evaluate scientific research.
    (3) Hungary shall protect the scientific and artistic freedom of the Hungarian Academy of
    Sciences and the Hungarian Academy of Arts. Higher education institutions shall be
    autonomous in terms of the content and the methods of research and teaching; their
    organisation shall be regulated by an Act. The Government shall, within the framework of
    an Act, lay down the rules governing the management of public institutes of higher education and shall supervise their management.

  • The Universities Act 2002
    Country:
    Austria

    Section 105No member of a university may be required to participate in scientific or artistic work which conflicts with his/her conscience. Refusal to participate in such work shall not result in any disadvantage. However, the university member concerned must inform his/her superior of such refusal in writing.

  • Universitätsgesetz 2002
    Country:
    Austria

    § 105Keine Universitätsangehörige und kein Universitätsangehöriger darf gegen ihr oder sein Gewissen zur Mitwirkung bei einzelnen wissenschaftlichen oder künstlerischen Arbeiten verhalten werden. Aus einer Weigerung zur Mitwirkung darf ihr oder ihm kein Nachteil erwachsen. Die oder der betroffene Universitätsangehörige hat jedoch ihre oder seine Vorgesetzte oder ihren oder seinen Vorgesetzten von ihrer oder seiner Weigerung schriftlich zu informieren.

  • Ustav Republike Hrvatske
    Country:
    Croatia

    Članak 69.
    Jamči se sloboda znanstvenoga, kulturnog i umjetničkog stvaralaštva.
    Država potiče i pomaže razvitak znanosti, kulture i umjetnosti.
    Država štiti znanstvena, kulturna i umjetnička dobra kao duhovne narodne vrednote.
    Jamči se zaštita moralnih i materijalnih prava koja proistječu iz znanstvenoga, kulturnog, umjetničkog, intelektualnog i drugog stvaralaštva.
    Država potiče i pomaže skrb o tjelesnoj kulturi i športu.

  • Zinātniskās darbības likums
    Country:
    Latvia

     2.pants(1) Šā likuma mērķis ir nostiprināt valsts rūpes par zinātni kā īpaši svarīgu sabiedrības attīstības faktoru.(2) Likums nosaka zinātnes un augstākās izglītības vienotību, zinātnieku tiesības, atbildību, neatkarību un akadēmisko brīvību, profesionālās un sociālās garantijas, valsts institūciju kompetenci un saistības zinātniskās darbības nodrošināšanā. 3.pants. Tiesības veikt zinātnisko darbību ir jebkurai personai neatkarīgi no rases, tautības, dzimuma, valodas, vecuma, politiskās un reliģiskās pārliecības, sociālās izcelsmes, mantiskā, ģimenes vai dienesta stāvokļa un citiem apstākļiem. (Ar grozījumiem, kas izdarīti ar 21.06.2007. likumu,

  • Το Σύνταγμα της Ελλάδας
    Country:
    Greece

    Άρθρo 16 (1). H τέχνη και η επιστήμη, η έρευνα και η διδασκαλία είναι ελεύθερες· η ανάπτυξη και η πρoαγωγή τoυς απoτελεί υπoχρέωση τoυ Kράτoυς. H ακαδημαϊκή ελευθερία και η ελευθερία της διδασκαλίας δεν απαλλάσσoυν από τo καθήκoν της υπακoής στo Σύνταγμα. [...]

  • КОНСТИТУЦИЯ на Република България
    Country:
    Bulgaria

    Чл. 23. Държавата създава условия за свободно развитие на науката, образованието и изкуствата и ги подпомага. Тя се грижи за опазване на националното историческо и културно наследство. Чл. 53. [...] (4) Висшите училища се ползват с академична автономия.Чл. 54. [...] (2) Свободата на художественото, научното и техническото творчество се признава и гарантира от закона.

EU Law

7 results found

  • Regulation (EU) 2021/817 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2021 establishing Erasmus+: the Union Programme for education and training, youth and sport and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013

    (64) This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the ‘Charter’). In particular, this Regulation seeks to ensure full respect for the right to equality between women and men and the right to non-discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, and to promote the application of Articles 21 and 23 of the Charter. In line with Article 13 of the Charter, it should also be ensured that academic freedom is respected by the countries receiving funds under the Programme.

    [...]

    Article 2

    Definitions

    (25) ‘people with fewer opportunities’ means people who, for economic, social, cultural, geographical or health reasons, due to their migrant background, or for reasons such as disability or educational difficulties or for any other reason, including a reason that could give rise to discrimination under Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, face obstacles that prevent them from having effective access to opportunities under the Programme;

  • Directive 2001/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 September 2001 on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art

    Article 1

    Subject matter of the resale right

    1. Member States shall provide, for the benefit of the author of an original work of art, a resale right, to be defined as an inalienable right, which cannot be waived, even in advance, to receive a royalty based on the sale price obtained for any resale of the work, subsequent to the first transfer of the work by the author.

    2. The right referred to in paragraph 1 shall apply to all acts of resale involving as sellers, buyers or intermediaries art market professionals, such as salesrooms, art galleries and, in general, any dealers in works of art.

    3. Member States may provide that the right referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to acts of resale where the seller has acquired the work directly from the author less than three years before that resale and where the resale price does not exceed EUR 10000.

    4. The royalty shall be payable by the seller. Member States may provide that one of the natural or legal persons referred to in paragraph 2 other than the seller shall alone be liable or shall share liability with the seller for payment of the royalty.

  • Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educa...

    Preamble:
    ‘(7) Migration for the purposes set out in this Directive should promote the generation and acquisition of knowledge and skills. It constitutes a form of mutual enrichment for the migrants concerned, their country of origin and the Member State concerned, while strengthening cultural links and enhancing cultural diversity.‘

  • Directive 2013/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 amending Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications and Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 on administrative cooperation through the Internal M...

    Article 13
    Conditions for recognition
    ‘1. If access to or pursuit of a regulated profession in a host Member State is contingent upon possession of specific professional qualifications, the competent authority of that Member State shall permit applicants to access and pursue that profession, under the same conditions as apply to its nationals, if they possess an attestation of competence or evidence of formal qualifications referred to in Article 11, required by another Member State in order to gain access to and pursue that profession on its territory. [...]‘

  • Directive 2014/26/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online use in the internal market Text with E...

    Preamble:
    ‘(3) Article 167 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) requires the Union to take cultural diversity into account in its action and to contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore. Collective management organisations play, and should continue to play, an important role as promoters of the diversity of cultural expression, both by enabling the smallest and less popular repertoires to access the market and by providing social, cultural and educational services for the benefit of their rightholders and the public.‘

  • Directive 2014/54/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement for workers Text with EEA relevance

    Preamble:
    ‘(5) The effective exercise of the freedom of movement of workers is, however, still a major challenge and many Union workers are very often unaware of their rights to free movement. Because of, inter alia, their potentially more vulnerable position, Union workers may still suffer from unjustified restrictions or obstacles to the exercise of their right to free movement, such as non-recognition of qualifications, discrimination on grounds of nationality and exploitation when they move to another Member State. There is, therefore, a gap between the law and its application in practice that needs to be addressed.‘

  • Regulation (EU) No 1288/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing 'Erasmus+': the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport and repealing Decisions No 1719/2006/EC, No 1720/2006/EC and No 1298/20...

International Law

7 results found

Publications and data

  • Report / Paper / Summary
    22
    January
    2026
    Online terrorist content is a threat to fundamental rights, rule of law and democracy. EU measures to tackle such content aim to prevent terrorism while upholding these values. FRA’s report looks at how online terrorist content is detected and removed under EU legislation. It highlights challenges in interpreting rules, risks of over-removal and potential impacts on freedom of expression. It finds that moderation practices by authorities and platforms can disproportionately affect certain groups, such as Muslims and Arabic speakers, while far-right content often receives less scrutiny. The findings, based on research and expert interviews with those addressing online terrorist content, offer ways to improve transparency in content moderation and to better balance public security and fundamental rights, contributing to wider debates on regulating online content responsibly.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    28
    September
    2022
    Acts of terrorism represent a serious threat to the lives and safety of people, and a profound security challenge for states. At the same time, counter-terrorism legislation, policies and other measures can entail, directly or indirectly, serious limitations to fundamental rights, and can adversely affect individuals, groups and society as a whole. This summary presents FRA’s main findings from its report on Directive (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism, the main criminal law instrument at EU level in the field of counter-terrorism.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    19
    July
    2022
    Civil society is a key component of Europe’s fundamental rights architecture. From supporting people affected by the pandemic to helping those fleeing the war in Ukraine, civil society plays a crucial role in upholding people’s rights. In so doing, it contributes to a healthy rule of law culture. FRA’s civic space report provides an overview of the many ways in which civil society contributes to the checks and balances that underpin the rule of law.
  • Fundamental Rights Report
    8
    June
    2022
    FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2022 reviews major developments in the field in 2021, identifying both achievements and areas of concern. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments, including a synopsis of the evidence supporting these opinions.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    18
    November
    2021
    This report examines the EU’s main criminal law instrument in the field of counter-terrorism, Directive (EU) 2017/541. Specifically, it considers how the directive engages issues of fundamental rights, affecting individuals, groups and society as a whole.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    4
    November
    2021
    This report outlines to what extent legal aid is available to those held in pre-removal detention in the 27 EU Member States, and in North Macedonia and Serbia, during procedures related to their return. These involve decisions on return, on detention pending removal, the removal itself and on bans on entry. The report also examines when people are entitled to free legal aid and how this aid is funded, as well as who provides representation and various factors that limit the scope of legal aid.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    22
    September
    2021
    Civil society organisations play a vital role in promoting fundamental rights, but they face diverse challenges across the European Union. This report presents FRA’s findings on a range of such challenges. The findings are based on research, and on two online consultations with civil society organisations, carried out in 2020.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    19
    February
    2021
    This is the second main report from FRA’s Fundamental Rights Survey, which collected data from 35,000 people on a range of issues. This report focuses on respondents’ experiences as victims of selected types of crime, including violence, harassment, and property crime. The report also examines how often these crimes are reported to the police, and presents further details relating to harassment and violence, such as the perpetrators and where the incidents took place.
  • Periodic updates / Series
    29
    July
    2020
    As we enter the second half of 2020, the constraints on our daily lives brought about by the Coronavirus pandemic have become a firm reality. New local lockdowns and the reintroduction of restrictive measures prompted by fresh outbreaks of the virus are a stark reminder that COVID-19 continues to shape our lives – and our enjoyment of fundamental rights – in profound ways. There is compelling evidence of how the pandemic has exacerbated existing challenges in our societies. This FRA Bulletin outlines some of the measures EU Member States adopted to safely reopen their societies and economies while continuing to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. It highlights the impact these measures may have on civil, political and socioeconomic rights.
  • Periodic updates / Series
    30
    June
    2020
    The Coronavirus pandemic continues to interrupt everyday life in the EU in unprecedented ways. But the way it affects our societies is shifting. As governments gradually lift some of the measures put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19, new fundamental rights concerns arise: how to ensure that the rights to life and health are upheld as daily life transitions to a ‘new normal’. This Bulletin looks at declarations of states of emergency, or equivalent, and how they came under scrutiny. It considers
    the impact on fundamental rights in important areas of daily life, and includes a thematic focus on the pandemic's impact on older people.