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EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union enshrines into primary EU law a wide array of fundamental rights enjoyed by EU citizens and residents. It became legally binding with the coming into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009.

This section of the website encompasses Charterpedia, an online tool which provides easy-to-access information about the Charter and its provisions. For each Charter Article, it includes the official explanations of the Charter Articles, related European and national case law, and related provisions in national constitutional law as well as in international law. It also contains references to academic analysis and related FRA publications. The information is also available offline in our EU Charter App.

The original compilation was created by the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) Committee. Since 2009 it has been maintained and continuously expanded by the FRA.

The European and national case law is also accessible via the Case-Law Database.

Case-Law Database

Our new e-learning tool Charter e-guidance assists judges and other legal practitioners on the field of application of the Charter as laid down in Article 51.

277 results found

  • The Fundamental Right to Good Administration: from the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to the prospects of its effectiveness and control in the constitutional orders of Portugal and Spain: comparative developments in the Brazilian real
    Author(s):
    Silva, C. S.
    Published in: Seqüência - Legal and Political Studies 41 82
    Year:
    2019
    Page numbers:
    pp 176-201
  • Commentary on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, 2nd edition
    Author(s):
    Holoubek, M. and Lienbacher, G. (eds.)
    Published in: GRC-Kommentar
    Year:
    2019
  • All EU-r rights - blog series
    Author(s):
    Toggenburg, G.
    Publisher:
    Blog EUreka!
    Year:
    2019
  • Towards a common standard of protection of the right to housing in Europe through the Charter of Fundamental Rights
    Author(s):
    Kenna, P., Simón‐Moreno, H.
    Published in: European Law Journal 25 6
    Year:
    2019
  • The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Working Time: Bauer, Kreuziger and Shimizu before the Grand Chamber
    Author(s):
    Ford, M.
    Published in: International Labor Rights Case Law 5 2
    Year:
    2019
    Page numbers:
    pp. 242-246
  • The charter of fundamental rights of the European Union and the employment relation
    Author(s):
    Dorssemont, F., Lörcher, K., Clauwaert, S. and Schmitt, M.
    Year:
    2019
  • The Impact of EU Fundamental Rights on the Employment Relationship
    Author(s):
    O'Connor, N.
    Year:
    2019
  • Naar een nieuw fundament - hoe het Handvest het auteursrecht hervormt
    Translated Title:
    Towards a new basis – the way in which the Charter reforms copyright law
    Author(s):
    Kulk, S., and Teunissen, P.
    Published in: Tijdschrift voor Auteurs-, Media- & Informatierecht
    Year:
    2019
    Page numbers:
    pp.121-132
  • European Union copyright law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights—Advocate General Szpunar's Opinions in (C-469/17) Funke Medien, (C-476/17) Pelham GmbH and (C-516/17) Spiegel Online
    Author(s):
    Griffiths, J.
    Published in: 20 1
    Year:
    2019
    Page numbers:
    pp. 35-50
  • L’applicazione del Bill of Rights europeo tra bilanciamento asimmetrico e paradosso federale : il caso dreeeella privacy digitale
    Translated Title:
    The application of the European Bill of Rights between the asymmetric balancing and federal paradox: the case of digital privacy
    Author(s):
    Vanoni, L. P.
    Published in: DPCE online 39 2
    Year:
    2019
    Page numbers:
    pp. 1209-1250
  • Within the Public-Private Divide. Right to Housing and Consumer Law in Recent European Private Law Trends
    Author(s):
    Albanese, R. A.
    Published in: Global Jurist 19 2
    Year:
    2019
  • Reflexiones sobre el derecho fundamental a la buena Administración pública en el derecho administrativo brasilero
    Translated Title:
    Reflections on the fundamental right to good public administration in Brazilian administrative law
    Author(s):
    Wunder Hachem, D. Valencia Tello, D. D.
    Published in: Revista Digital de Derecho Administrativo 21
    Year:
    2019
    Page numbers:
    pp 47-75
  • Temeljne pravice in vpliv Sodišča EU
    Translated Title:
    Fundamental Rights and the Influence of the EU Court of Justice
    Author(s):
    Trstenjak, V.
    Published in: Revija Odvetniške zbornice Slovenije, 2018 XX
    Year:
    2018
    Page numbers:
    pp 6-10
  • The harmonization potential of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
    Author(s):
    Fontanelli, F ; Arena, A.
    Published in: European journal of law reform 20 2-3
    Year:
    2018
    Page numbers:
    pp. 56-77.
  • Европейският съд по правата на човека и Съдът на Европейския съюз: Създаване на синергии в областта на защитата на основните права
    Translated Title:
    The ECHR and the ECJ: Synergies in the area of protecting human rights
    Author(s):
    Lenaerts, K.
    Publisher:
    Sofia University ‘St Kliment Ohridski’
    Year:
    2018
  • Charte des droits fondamentaux de l'Union européenne. Commentaire article par article
    Translated Title:
    Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - an article-by-article commentary
    Author(s):
    Picod, F., Van Drooghenbroeck, S.
    Publisher:
    Bruylant
    Year:
    2018
  • Ancora sul campo di applicazione della Carta dei diritti fondamentali: Poclava vs Florescu
    Translated Title:
    Again on the scope of application of the Fundamental Rights Charter: Poclava v. Florescu?
    Author(s):
    Delfino, Massimiliano
    Published in: Giornale di diritto del lavoro e di relazioni industriali, 2018
    Year:
    2018
    Page numbers:
    pp 183-194
  • Az Emberi Jogok Európai Egyezménye az uniós jogban – csatlakozás előtt és után)
    Translated Title:
    The European Convention on Human Rights in the European Union law – before and after accession
    Author(s):
    Mohay, Á.
    Published in: JURA, 2018
    Year:
    2018
    Page numbers:
    pp 71-87
  • Európai Unió Alapjogi Chartája
    Translated Title:
    EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
    Author(s):
    Friedery, R. and Horvathy B.
    Published in: Emberi Jogi Enciklopédia (Encyclopedia of Human Rights), 2018
    Year:
    2018
    Page numbers:
    pp 248 - 257
  • Bail-outs, the legal status of memoranda of understanding, and the scope of application of the EU Charter
    Author(s):
    Markakis, Menelaos and Dermine, Pau
    Published in: Common Market Law Review, 2018
    Year:
    2018
    Page numbers:
    pp 643-672

89 total results found