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.
Access the Charter in International Sign Language
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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- Kroniek Handvest van de Grondrechten van de Unie periode 2016-2017. Actieve grondrechtenbescherming vanuit LuxemburgTranslated Title:Chronicle Charter of Fundamental Rights of the Union period 2016-2017. Active fundamental rights protection from LuxembourgYear:2018Page numbers:p.87-97
- Rolul protecției drepturilor omului reflectat în jurisprudența CJUE în materie al achizițiilor publiceTranslated Title:The role of human rights protection as reflected in the case law of the CJEU on public procurementPublished in: Juridice.roYear:2018
- The harmonization potential of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European UnionPublished in: European journal of law reform 20 2-3Year:2018Page numbers:pp. 56-77.
- Le respect de la charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne dans l’espace judiciaire européen en matière civile et commercialeTranslated Title:Respect for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in European Civil and Commercial Judicial MattersPublished in: Collection Publications de l'Institut International des Droits de l'HommeYear:2018
- 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 UnionPublished in: Pandectele Romane, 2018Year:2018Page numbers:p 26
- Will the fundamental rights enshrined in the EU Charter survive Brexit?Published in: European Human Rights Law ReviewYear:2018Page numbers:pp 134-145
- "Human dignity is inviolable: It must be respected and protected": Retaining the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights after BrexitPublished in: European Human Rights Law ReviewYear:2018Page numbers:pp 101-109
- 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 frameworkPublished in: New Journal of European Criminal Law, 2018Year:2018Page numbers:pp 247-264
- Brak niezależności sądów krajowych jako uchybienie zobowiązaniu w rozumieniu art. 258 TFUE, cz. 1Translated Title:Lack of independence of national courts as a failure to fulfill an obligation within the meaning of art. 258 TFEU, part 1Published in: Europejski Przegląd Sądowy, 2018Year:2018Page numbers:pp 4-11
- Bail-outs, the legal status of memoranda of understanding, and the scope of application of the EU CharterPublished in: Common Market Law Review, 2018Year:2018Page numbers:pp 643-672
- 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 accessionPublished in: JURA, 2018Year:2018Page numbers:pp 71-87
- Los cigarrillos electrónicos y envases de recarga no contrarían la Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión EuropeaTranslated Title:Electronic cigarettes and cartridges of nicotine are not contrary to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European UnionPublished in: La Ley Unión Europea, 2016Year:2018
- Influence croissante de la Charte des droits fondamentaux sur la politique extérieure de l’Union européenneTranslated Title:The growing influence of the Charter of Fundamental Rights on the European Union's external policyPublished in: Revue des droits et libertés fondamentaux, 2018Year:2018
- Európai Unió Alapjogi ChartájaTranslated Title:EU Charter of Fundamental RightsPublished in: Emberi Jogi Enciklopédia (Encyclopedia of Human Rights), 2018Year:2018Page numbers:pp 248 - 257
- Ancora sul campo di applicazione della Carta dei diritti fondamentali: Poclava vs FlorescuTranslated Title:Again on the scope of application of the Fundamental Rights Charter: Poclava v. Florescu?Published in: Giornale di diritto del lavoro e di relazioni industriali, 2018Year:2018Page numbers:pp 183-194
- A Cross-Cultural Perspective on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: Influences and (Possible) Contaminations from American Legal CulturePublished in: Bocconi Legal Studies Research Paper, 2017Year:2017
- Бермудският триъгълник на правата на човека у насTranslated Title:The Bermuda Triangle of Human Rights in our CountryPublished in: Judicial Reports OnlineYear:2017
- La Charte des droits fondamentaux saisie par les juges en EuropeTranslated Title:The Charter of Fundamental Rights as apprehended by Judges in EuropePublisher:PedoneYear:2017
- Andmesubjekti õigus andmete kustutamisele vs väljendusvabadus ja ettevõtlusvabadusTranslated Title:The data subject's right to data erasure versus the right of expression and freedom to conduct businessPublisher:University of TartuYear:2017
- The application of the EU Charter in CyprusPublished in: in L. Burgorgue-Larsen (ed.), La Charte des Droits Fondamentaux de l’Union Europénne saisie par les judges en EuropePublisher:PedoneYear:2017Page numbers:pp. 611-659