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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.

260 results found

  • Бермудският триъгълник на правата на човека у нас
    Translated Title:
    The Bermuda Triangle of Human Rights in our Country
    Author(s):
    Ekimova-Spirova, D.
    Published in: Judicial Reports Online
    Year:
    2017
  • Diritti e principi sociali nella Carta dei diritti fondamentali dell’Unione Europea
    Translated Title:
    Rights and social principles in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
    Author(s):
    Cozzi, A. O.
    Publisher:
    Jovene Editore
    Year:
    2017
  • The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Consumer Credit: Towards Responsible Lending?
    Author(s):
    Cherednychenko, O. O.
    Published in: In: Collins, H. (ed), European Contract Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights / European Contract Law and Theory
    Publisher:
    Intersentia
    Year:
    2017
    Page numbers:
    pp 139 -166
  • La Charte des droits fondamentaux saisie par les juges en Europe
    Translated Title:
    The Charter of Fundamental Rights as apprehended by Judges in Europe
    Author(s):
    Burgorgue-Larsen, L.
    Publisher:
    Pedone
    Year:
    2017
  • Minimum Harmonisation and Article 16 of the CFREU: Difficult Times Ahead for Social Legislation?
    Author(s):
    Bartl, M. and Leone, C.
    Published in: In H. Collins (ed), European Contract Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights / European Contract Law and Theory
    Publisher:
    Intersentia
    Year:
    2017
    Page numbers:
    pp. 113 - 123
  • Carta dei diritti fondamentali dell’Unione Europea
    Translated Title:
    EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
    Author(s):
    Allegrezza, S., Mastroianni, R., Pappalardo, F., Pollicino, O. And Razzolini, O.
    Publisher:
    Giuffré Editore
    Year:
    2017
  • Eficácia horizontal da Carta dos Direitos Fundamentais da União Europeia: o caminho faz-se caminhando
    Translated Title:
    Horizontal effectiveness of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: paths are made by walking
    Author(s):
    Oliveira Pais, S.
    Published in: Liber Amicorum Fausto de Quadros
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 795 - 812
  • Protecţia europeană a drepturilor omului. Nediscriminarea
    Translated Title:
    European protection of human rights, Non discrimination
    Author(s):
    Nicolae, M. M.
    Year:
    2016
  • Vers une application sans limite du principe ne (non) bis in idem dans l’Union européenne?
    Translated Title:
    Towards an unlimited application of the principle (non) bis in idem in the European Union?
    Author(s):
    Rebut, D.
    Published in: La Semaine Juridique, 2016
    Year:
    2016
  • Unitrading Revisited. Oncontroleerbaar bewijs tussen eerlijk proces en doeltreffendheid
    Translated Title:
    Unitrading Revisited. Unverifiable evidence between fair trial and expediency
    Author(s):
    Widdershoven, RJGM
    Published in: Nederlands tijdschrift voor Europees Recht (NtER), 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 81-89
  • EU-strafferetten og individets grundlæggende rettigheder
    Translated Title:
    EU Criminal Law and the Fundamental Rights of the Individual
    Author(s):
    Vestergaard, J.
    Published in: Tidsskrift for Kriminalret, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 429-444
  • Pension Rights and Entitlement Conversion (‘Invaren’): Lessons from a Dutch Perspective with Regard to the Implications of the EU Charter
    Author(s):
    Van Meerten, H. & Borsjé, P.
    Published in: European Journal of Social Security, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 46-73
  • Doorwerking Europese sociale grondrechten in de nationale rechtsorde. Een eenvoudig stappenplan voor de praktijk
    Translated Title:
    The impact of European social fundamental rights in the national rule of law. A simple practical roadmap
    Author(s):
    ter Haar, B.P.
    Published in: ArbeidsRecht, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 14-17
  • La «cultura costituzionale» sottesa alla Carta dei diritti fondamentali dell'UE. Fra modelli di riferimento e innovazioni giuridiche
    Translated Title:
    The “constitutional culture” underlying the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. Reference models and law innovations
    Author(s):
    Spadaro, A.
    Published in: Diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 297-340
  • Milliseks kujuneb Euroopa Kohtu roll kaitseõiguste tagamisel kriminaalmenetluses?
    Translated Title:
    What will be the Role of the European Court of Justice in Ensuring Defence Rights in Criminal Proceedings?
    Author(s):
    Soo, A.
    Published in: Juridica, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 665-675
  • La vinculación de los jueces nacionales a la Carta de Derechos Fundamentales de la Unión Europea
    Translated Title:
    The linkage between the national courts and EU Charter
    Author(s):
    Soldevila Fragoso, S.
    Published in: Actualidad Administrativa, 2016
    Year:
    2016
  • Listina základních práv EU jako nástroj budování sociálního modelu EU?
    Translated Title:
    The Charter of the Fundamental Rights of the EU as a tool of building social model of the EU?
    Author(s):
    Šmejkal, V.
    Published in: Pravnik, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 489-508
  • Malta’s Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Characteristics Act – A Shift from A Binary Gender to A Whole New Spectrum?
    Author(s):
    Sciberras Debono, N.
    Published in: ELSA Malta Law Review Edition V, 2016
    Year:
    2016
  • State immunity and the right of access to a court under the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
    Author(s):
    Sanger, A.
    Published in: International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 213-228
  • Análisis sobre la necesidad de la Carta Europea de Derechos Fundamentales
    Translated Title:
    Analysis on the need for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
    Author(s):
    Sánchez Megía, L.A.
    Published in: Revista Aranzadi Unión Europea, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 43-71

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