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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

  • EU protection of the substantive criminal law principles of guilt and ne bis in idem under the Charter of Fundamental Rights. Underdevelopment and overdevelopment in an incomplete criminal justice framework
    Author(s):
    van Kempen, P.H. & Bemelmans, J.
    Published in: New Journal of European Criminal Law, 2018
    Year:
    2018
    Page numbers:
    pp 247-264
  • "Human dignity is inviolable: It must be respected and protected": Retaining the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights after Brexit
    Author(s):
    Dupré, C.
    Published in: European Human Rights Law Review
    Year:
    2018
    Page numbers:
    pp 101-109
  • Will the fundamental rights enshrined in the EU Charter survive Brexit?
    Author(s):
    Vesel, S. & Peart, N.
    Published in: European Human Rights Law Review
    Year:
    2018
    Page numbers:
    pp 134-145
  • Privire critică asupra jurisprudenței Curții de Justiție a UE referitor la interpretarea art. 8 privind protecția datelor cu caracter personal din Carta drepturilor fundamentale a Uniunii europene (CDFUE)
    Translated Title:
    Critical View on the Jurisprudence of the EU Court of Justice Regarding the Interpretation of Art. 8 on the Protection of Personal Data in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
    Author(s):
    Șandru, A.-M.
    Published in: Pandectele Romane, 2018
    Year:
    2018
    Page numbers:
    p 26
  • Znaczenie Karty Praw Podstawowych UE w postępowaniu celnym
    Translated Title:
    The Importance of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in Customs Proceedings
    Author(s):
    Skowrońska, M.
    Published in: Przegląd Prawa Publicznego, 2018
    Year:
    2018
    Page numbers:
    pp 103-116
  • Los cigarrillos electrónicos y envases de recarga no contrarían la Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea
    Translated Title:
    Electronic cigarettes and cartridges of nicotine are not contrary to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
    Author(s):
    Arabadjiev, A.
    Published in: La Ley Unión Europea, 2016
    Year:
    2018
  • Rolul protecției drepturilor omului reflectat în jurisprudența CJUE în materie al achizițiilor publice
    Translated Title:
    The role of human rights protection as reflected in the case law of the CJEU on public procurement
    Author(s):
    Moldovan, Paul
    Published in: Juridice.ro
    Year:
    2018
  • Kroniek Handvest van de Grondrechten van de Unie periode 2016-2017. Actieve grondrechtenbescherming vanuit Luxemburg
    Translated Title:
    Chronicle Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Union period 2016-2017. Active fundamental rights protection from Luxembourg
    Author(s):
    Pahladsingh, Aniel
    Year:
    2018
    Page numbers:
    p.87-97
  • La carta dei diritti fondamentali dell'Unione Europea. I limiti di applicazione
    Translated Title:
    The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Application limits
    Author(s):
    Lazzerini, Nicole
    Publisher:
    Franco Angeli Editore
    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
  • 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
  • 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.
  • A Cross-Cultural Perspective on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: Influences and (Possible) Contaminations from American Legal Culture
    Author(s):
    Romeo, G.
    Published in: Bocconi Legal Studies Research Paper, 2017
    Year:
    2017
  • Immunity versus Human Rights: The Right to a Remedy after Benkharbouche
    Author(s):
    Ziegler, K.S.
    Published in: Human Rights Law Review, 2017
    Year:
    2017
    Page numbers:
    pp 127-151
  • Die Anwendbarkeit der Europäischen Grundrechtecharta auf rein nationale Gesetzgebungsakte
    Translated Title:
    The applicability of the European Fundamental Rights Charter on solely national legislative acts
    Author(s):
    Starke, C.P.
    Published in: Deutsches Verwaltungsblatt, 2017
    Year:
    2017
    Page numbers:
    pp 721-730
  • Rzetelny proces karny w ujęciu Karty Praw Podstawowych Unii Europejskiej oraz Europejskiej Konwencji o Ochronie Praw Człowieka i Podstawowych Wolności
    Translated Title:
    The fair trial in the perspective of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
    Author(s):
    Skowron, A.
    Published in: Prokuratura i Prawo, 2017
    Year:
    2017
    Page numbers:
    pp 5-34
  • Verfassungs- und unionsrechtliche Strukturvorgaben für die Mindestsicherung
    Translated Title:
    Constitutional and union legal frameworks for guaranteed minimum income
    Author(s):
    Orator, A.
    Published in: Zeitschrift für Arbeitsrecht und Sozialrecht (ZAS), 2017
    Year:
    2017
    Page numbers:
    pp 236-242
  • La presunción de inocencia en la carta de los derechos fundamentales de la Unión Europea
    Translated Title:
    The presumption of innocence in the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights
    Author(s):
    Luparia, L.
    Published in: Revista Vasca de Derecho Procesal y Arbitraje, 2017
    Year:
    2017
    Page numbers:
    pp 199-213
  • Grundrechtsschutz im Spannungsfeld von Grundgesetz, EMRK und Grundrechtecharta
    Translated Title:
    Fundamental rights protection in the area of conflict between Basic Law, the ECHR and the Fundamental Rights Charter
    Author(s):
    Ludwigs, M. & Sikora, P.
    Published in: Juristische Schulung, 2017
    Year:
    2017
    Page numbers:
    pp 385-392
  • Právo na obhajobu právnickej osoby
    Translated Title:
    The Right of defence of legal persons
    Author(s):
    Laciak, O. & Mezei, M.
    Published in: Bulletin slovenskej advokácie, 2017
    Year:
    2017
    Page numbers:
    pp 30-35

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