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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.

251 results found

  • 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
  • EU Charteret om grundlæggende rettigheders betydning i momsretten
    Translated Title:
    The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights' impact on VAT law
    Author(s):
    Elgaard, K.K.E.
    Published in: Momspanelet, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 1-9
  • Grondrechten binnen de Europese interne markt: een tragikomisch conflict tussen waarden in de ‘Domus Europaea’
    Translated Title:
    Fundamental rights within the European internal market: a tragicomic conflict between values in the 'Domus Europaea'
    Author(s):
    de Vries, S.A.
    Published in: SEW - Tijdschrift voor Europees en economisch recht, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 99-109
  • Beperkt het handvest van de grondrechten van de EU de toepassing van de Antigoon-doctrine in fiscalibus?
    Translated Title:
    Does the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU limit the application of the doctrine Antigone in tax law?
    Author(s):
    De Vos, P. & Verbeke, D.
    Published in: Tijdschrift Voor Fiscaal Recht, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 356-358
  • Europos Sąjungos pagrindinių teisių chartijoje įtvirtinta teisė į gerą administravimą
    Translated Title:
    The Right to Good Administration as established by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
    Author(s):
    Danėlienė, I. & Saudargaitė, I.
    Published in: Teisė, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 92-109
  • Die Bindung der Mitgliedstaaten an die EU-Grundrechtecharta bei Ermessensspielräumen, insbesondere in Fällen der Richtlinienumsetzung und unter Berücksichtigung der Folgerechtsprechung zu "Åkerberg Fransson"
    Translated Title:
    The binding effects of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights for the Member States and their margins of discretion, focusing on the implementation of Directives and considering case law related to "Åkerberg Fransson"
    Author(s):
    Buchner, S.
    Published in: Zeitschrift für Europarechtliche Studien (ZEuS), 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 203-234
  • Pravni okvir za zaštitu osobnih podataka (u vezi sa zdravljem) u pravu Europske unije
    Translated Title:
    The legal framework for the protection of personal information (health-related) in European Union law
    Author(s):
    Bevanda, M. & Čolaković, M.
    Published in: Zbornik Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Rijeci, 2016
    Year:
    2016
    Page numbers:
    pp 125-154

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