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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

  • Karta Praw Podstawowych UE w orzecznictwie Trybunału Konstytucyjnego
    Translated Title:
    European Union Charter of the Fundamental Rights in the jurisprudence of the Constitutional Tribunal
    Author(s):
    Pyziak-Szafnicka, M.
    Published in: Europejski Przegląd Sądowy, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 21-26
  • Σκέψεις όσον αφορά τον Χάρτη Θεμελιωδών Δικαιωμάτων της Ευρωπαϊκής Ενώσεως και τον Αναθεωρημένο Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινωνικό Χάρτη (Ν.4359/16) εν σχέσει με τον αναιτιώδη χαρακτήρα της καταγγελίας της συμβάσεως εργασίας αορίστου χρόνου
    Translated Title:
    Thoughts regarding the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the revised European Social Charter (law 4359/16) in relation with the non-causal character of employment contract termination
    Author(s):
    Pikoulas, I. (Πίκουλας, I.)
    Published in: Δελτίον Εργατικής Νομοθεσίας (Bulletin of Labor Legislation), 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 1210-1212
  • Courts, Charters and Conventions: Making Sense of Fundamental Rights in the EU
    Author(s):
    O'Leary, S.
    Published in: The Irish Jurist, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 4-41
  • Bulletin on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: an introduction (Part 1)
    Author(s):
    Murphy, C.C.
    Published in: European Human Rights Law Review, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 24-33
  • Prienik Charty základných práv Európskej únie do vnútroštátneho práva na príklade Slovenskej republiky
    Translated Title:
    The Intersection of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union with National Law: The Case of the Slovak Republic
    Author(s):
    Mazák, J. & Jánošíková, M.
    Published in: Acta Universitatis Carolinae Iuridica, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 9-16
  • La Cour de justice de l'Union européenne et la Charte des droits fondamentaux: une illustration des splendeurs et misères de la régulation sociale par la mobilisation des droits sociaux fondamentaux par le juge
    Translated Title:
    The Court of Justice of the European Union and the Charter of fundamental rights: an illustration of the splendours and miseries of social regulation by the use of fundamental social rights by judges
    Author(s):
    Marzo, C.
    Published in: Droit Social, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 209-218
  • Het Handvest van de Grondrechten van de Europese Unie: een nieuwe speler in het vreemdelingenrecht (Deel 1)
    Translated Title:
    The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: a new player in the immigration law (Part 1)
    Author(s):
    Maes, M. and Wijnants, A.
    Published in: Tijdschrift voor Vreemdelingenrecht (T. Vreemd.), 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 6-38
  • Irish courts rely heavily on EU Charter and ECHR Act
    Author(s):
    Lynch, M.
    Published in: Gazette of the Law Society of Ireland, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    p 27
  • Repliik. H. Kalmo. Põhiseaduse põkkumine Euroopa Liidu põhiõiguste hartaga
    Translated Title:
    Reply. H. Kalmo. Meshing of the Constitution with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
    Author(s):
    Lõhmus, U.
    Published in: Juridica, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 292-293
  • De toepassing van het Handvest van de grondrechten van de Europese Unie op handelingen van de lidstaten: een analyse in het licht van het arrest C-617/10 van het Hof van Justitie van 26 februari 2013 inzake Åkerberg Fransson
    Translated Title:
    The application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union regarding the actions of the Member States: an analysis in the light of the judgment in Case C-617/10 of the Court of Justice of February 26, 2013 on Åkerberg Fransson
    Author(s):
    Lenaerts, A.K. & Vanovermeire, V.
    Published in: Tijdschrift voor bestuurswetenschappen & publiekrecht, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 16-33
  • The right to vote as an EU fundamental right and the expanding scope of application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
    Author(s):
    Kornezov, A.
    Published in: Cambridge Law Journal, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 24-27
  • Põhiseaduse põkkumine Euroopa Liidu põhiõiguste hartaga
    Translated Title:
    Meshing of the Constitution with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
    Author(s):
    Kalmo, H.
    Published in: Juridica, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 147-164
  • Európsky zatykač a Charta základných práv Európskej únie
    Translated Title:
    The European arrest warrant and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
    Author(s):
    Jánošíková, M.
    Published in: Bulletin Slovenskej Advokácie, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 35-37
  • Unapređenje procesnih prava osumnjičenika i okrivljenika u kaznenom pustupku: Pogled kroz prizmu europskih pravnih standard
    Translated Title:
    Improvement of procedural rights of suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings: Looking through the prism of European legal standards
    Author(s):
    Ivičević Karas, E., Burić, Z. & Bonačić, M.
    Published in: Hrvatski ljetopis za kazneno pravo i praksu (Croatian Criminal Law and Practice Yearbook), 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 11-58
  • Possible Shielding Effects of Article 27 on Workers’ Rights to Information and Consultation in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
    Author(s):
    Herzfeld Olsson, P.
    Published in: International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 251-273
  • How the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights impacts on Workers in Ireland
    Author(s):
    Halpin, B.
    Published in: Irish Employment Law Journal, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 72-75
  • EU-Fluggastdatensystem und die Grundrechte: Die neue Richtlinie über die Nutzung von Fluggastdaten zur Kriminalitätsbekämpfung im Lichte der Grundrechtecharta
    Translated Title:
    EU Passenger Name Record data and fundamental rights: The new directive regulating the use of Passenger Name Record data to combat crime in light of the Charter of Fundamental Rights
    Author(s):
    Haller, M.
    Published in: SIAK-Journal, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 86-101
  • Special Section: The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Weak Social Constitution? Introduction
    Author(s):
    Groussot, X. & Rönnmar, M.
    Published in: International Journal of Comparative Labour Law and Industrial Relations, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 197-201
  • Prawo do skutecznego środka prawnego w art. 47 Karty Praw Podstawowych UE - znaczenie i deficyty
    Translated Title:
    The right to the effective legal remedy in Article 47 of the European Union Charter of the Fundamental Rights – the meaning and deficits
    Author(s):
    Górski, M.
    Published in: Europejski Przegląd Sądowy, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 37-44
  • L'application problématique de la Charte des droits fondamentaux aux mesures d'austérité : vers une immunité juridictionnelle
    Translated Title:
    The Application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in Times of Austerity : Towards Jurisdictional Immunity
    Author(s):
    Fromont, L.
    Published in: Journal européen des droits de l'homme, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 469-495

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