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.
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.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
- Annual report by the European Commission on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (2010 onwards)
- Strategy to strengthen the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU
- Commission notice - Guidance on ensuring the respect for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union when implementing the European Structural and Investment Funds (‘ESI Funds’)
- Council Conclusions on the Charter of Fundamental Rights after 10 Years: State of Play and Future Work, 20.9.2019
- European Parliament resolution of 12 February 2019 on the implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU institutional framework (2017/2089(INI))
- How to better implement the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights - Selected Quotes from European Parliament and Council Conclusions 2010 - 2020
ARTICLE-BY-ARTICLE COMMENTARIES ON THE CHARTER
- Bifulco, R., Cartabia, M. and Celotto, A. (2001), L’Europa dei diritti: Commento alla Carta dei diritti fondamentali dell’Unione Europea, il Mulino, Bologna.
- Coghian N. Steiert M. (eds.) (2020), The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: the travaux préparatoires and selected documents
- Holoubek, M. and Lienbacher, G. (eds.) (2019), Commentary on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (GRC-Kommentar), 2nd edition, Manz, Vienna;
- Kellerbauer, M., Klamert, M. and Tomkin J. (eds.) (2019), Commentary on the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
- Mangas Martin, A. (2008), Carta de los derechos fundamentales de la Unión Europea: Comentario, artículo por artículo, Fundacion BBVA, Bilbao.
- Mastroianni, R., Allegrezza, S., Razzolini, O., Pollicino, O. and Pappalardo, F. (eds.) (2017), Carta dei diritti fondamentali dell’Unione Europea, Giuffrè, Milano;
- Meyer, J. and Hölscheidt, S. (eds.) (2019), Charta der Grundrechte der Europäischen Union: Kommentar, (Commentary on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union) 5th edition.
- Peers, S., Hervey, T., Kenner, J. and Ward, A. (scheduled for 2021), The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: A commentary, 2nd edition, CH Beck Hart Nomos, Oxford;
- Picod, F., Rizcallah, C. and Van Drooghenbroeck, S. (2020), Charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne: Commentaire article par article (Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: Commentary article-byarticle), Bruylant, Bruxelles.
- Sachpekidou E., Tagaras Ch., Kanellopoulou-Malouchou N., Karagiannis V., Lentzis D., Marouda M.-N., Sarmas D., Takis A., Tsolka O., (2020), Κατ’ άρθρο ερμηνεία του Χάρτη των Θεμελιωδών Δικαιωμάτων της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης (Article-By-Article Commentary Of The Eu Charter Of Fundamental Rights ), Nomiki Bibliothiki, 752 p.
- Toggenburg G. (2019 - 2021), All EU-r rights, Online series published in the EURAC Research in English, Blog (and partly available also in Italian on Lo Spiegone)
OTHER DOCUMENTS, SOURCES AND TOOLS (mostly from projects co-funded by the EU)
- Case-law by the Court of Justice of the European Union on the principle of ne bis in idem in criminal matters. Eurojust February 2024
- European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) judicial publications
The European Union Agency for Asylum produces a range of judicial publications specifically tailored to the needs of members of courts and tribunals competent in asylum matters. These publications comprise judicial analyses, judicial trainers’ guidance notes and compilations of jurisprudence. All materials are developed in English and are translated in several languages. - ACTIONES (Active Charter Training through Interaction Of National Experiences) was an EU-funded project focused on the vertical and horizontal interaction between courts. It resulted in four handbooks on techniques of judicial interactions in the application of the Charter.
- The Charter in action: an EU-funded project that resulted in a best practices handbook for Charter trainings and a training manual;
- Charterclick was an EU-funded project that resulted in a Charter tutorial and an interactive checklist both designed to make understand whether the Charter applies to a given case. Both tools are available on the e-justice platform of the European Commission.
- European Judicial Training Network (ETJN) database lists all available face-to-face judicial training opportunities.
- Council of Europe HELP training platform provides a range of resources on the ECHR. These include distance-learning and self-learning resources on the ECHR and European human rights standards, as well as handbooks and other useful resources.
- Council of Europe HELP: Introduction to Human Rights Protection in Europe - Interplay between the ECHR and the EU Charter
- Judging the Charter: an EU-funded project which resulted in a set of training events, a manual on the role of the Charter in asylum cases and a Charter website that brings together a large amount of Charter-related information, including exercises and training materials, case law and a selection of relevant EU legislation;
- Library of Charter-specific training materials put together by the European Law Academy in Trier which offers a wide spectrum of trainings on the Charter
- Making the Charter of Fundamental Rights a living instrument: an EU-funded project that resulted in a user-friendly Manual on the Charter and Guidelines for civil society actors on how to best use the Charter;
- Making the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights a reality for all - 12 November 2019 - Conference material
NB: The above links are provided for information purposes only. The FRA bears no responsibility for the accuracy, legality or content of external websites and links.
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- Fields of application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and constitutional dialogues in the European UnionPublisher:Centre for Judicial CooperationYear:2014
- The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: How Sharp are its Teeth?Published in: Judicial Review, 2014Year:2014
- National Measures and the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights – Does curia.eu Know iura.eu?Published in: Human Rights Law Review, 2014Year:2014
- Case C-176/12 Association de Médiation Sociale: Some Reflections on the Horizontal Effect of the Charter and the Reach of Fundamental Employment Rights in the European UnionPublished in: European Constitutional Law Review, 2014Year:2014
- The Scope of Application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union – Quo Vadimus?Published in: Helsinki Law ReviewYear:2014Page numbers:pp. 31-62
- Sources of Constitutional Law Constitutions and Fundamental Legislative Procedures from the United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom ECHR and Charter of Fundamental Rights,Published in: Intersentia Ltd, 2014Year:2014
- Does the United Kingdom have a general opt out from the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights?Published in: European Law Review, 2014Year:2014Page numbers:pp 1-2
- Using the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights Against Private Parties after Association De Médiation SocialePublished in: European Human Rights Law Review, 2014Year:2014Page numbers:p 170
- Zakres związania państw członkowskich Kartą Praw Podstawowych Unii EuropejskiejTranslated Title:The binding force of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights in Member StatesPublished in: Europejski Przegląd Sądowy, 2014Year:2014Page numbers:pp 17-28
- A European Fundamental Rights Ornament that turns into a European Fundamental Rights Order: The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights at its fifth birthdayPublished in: Working Paper Series of the Vienna Institute for European Integration Research (EIF), 2014Year:2014
- Aplicarea dispoziţiilor Cartei Drepturilor Fundamentale a Uniunii Europene ca norme de valoare constituțională în cadrul controlului de constituţionalitateTranslated Title:Applying the provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union as constitutional value norms within the Constitutional controlPublished in: Revista de Stiinte Juridice, 2014Year:2014Page numbers:pp 51-63
- Reconciling the Dublin system with European fundamental rights and the CharterPublished in: ERA Forum, 2014Year:2014Page numbers:pp 485-494
- Case C-176/12 Association de Médiation Sociale: Some Reflections on the Horizontal Effect of the Charter and the Reach of Fundamental Employment Rights in the European UnionPublished in: European Constitutional Law Review, 2014Year:2014Page numbers:pp 332-348
- Charta der Grundrechte der Europäischen UnionTranslated Title:The European Union Charta of Fundamental RightsPublisher:NomosYear:2014
- The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: A CommentaryPublisher:Nomos/C.H.Beck/Hart PublishingYear:2014
- The Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union: A First Assessment of the Interpretation of the Charter’s Horizontal ProvisionsPublished in: Rossi, L. S., Casolari, F. (eds.), The EU after Lisbon: Amending or Coping with the Existing TreatiesPublisher:Springer International PublishingYear:2014
- Imperfect Obligations: Constitutional Principles and the Charter of Fundamental RightsPublished in: in: Bradley, K., Travers, N. and Whelan, A. (eds.), Of Courts and Constitutions: Liber Amicorum in Honours of Nial FennellyPublisher:Oxford, Hart PublishingYear:2014Page numbers:pp. 285-316
- Charta der Grundrechte der Europäischen UnionTranslated Title:Fundamental Rights Charter of the European UnionPublisher:NomosYear:2014
- Fields of application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and constitutional dialogues in the European UnionPublished in: EUI LAW; Centre for Judicial Cooperation DL 2014/02Publisher:Centre for Judicial Cooperation DLYear:2014
- The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: A CommentaryPublisher:Nomos, C.H. Beck, Hart PublishingYear:2014