The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights - Use and added value in EU Member States
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union is the EU’s bill of human rights. It contains 50 articles with substantive rights and principles, followed by four articles with general provisions. Member States have a duty to respect the rights and observe the principles of the Charter whenever they are acting within the scope of binding EU law. Where the Charter provisions are sufficiently precise and unconditional, they can have a direct effect at the national level – for instance in national courtrooms. Charter provisions that are ‘principles’ can only be invoked before a court if implemented by legislative or executive acts.
Examples of the Charter’s use are provided below in Charter-country-sheets for each Member State. In addition, a link is provided to the national case law which has a direct reference to the Charter. More country-specific information (including examples of experts, training institutions and university courses) is made available on request at charter@fra.europa.eu.
Austria
- EN (pdf 264KB)
- DE (pdf 298KB)
- National Case Law
Belgium
- EN (pdf 260KB)
- FR (pdf 286KB)
- NL (pdf 283KB)
- National Case Law
Bulgaria
- EN (pdf 261KB)
- BG (pdf 309KB)
- National Case Law
Croatia
- EN (pdf 260KB)
- HR (pdf 282KB)
- National Case Law
Cyprus
- EN (pdf 260KB)
- EL (pdf 303KB)
- National Case Law
Czechia
- EN (pdf 261KB)
- CS (pdf 288KB)
- National Case Law
Denmark
- EN (pdf 260KB)
- DA (pdf 293KB)
- National Case Law
Estonia
- EN (pdf 259KB)
- ET (pdf 279KB)
- National Case Law
Finland
- EN (pdf 260KB)
- FI (pdf 283KB)
- SV (pdf 362KB)
- National Case Law
France
- EN (pdf 263KB)
- FR (pdf 291KB)
- National Case Law
Germany
- EN (pdf 261KB)
- DE (pdf 294KB)
- National Case Law
Greece
- EN (pdf 260KB)
- EL (pdf 302KB)
- National Case Law
Hungary
- EN (pdf 259KB)
- HU (pdf 290KB)
- National Case Law
Ireland
- EN (pdf 260KB))
- National Case Law
Italy
- EN (pdf 261KB)
- IT (pdf 284KB)
- National Case Law
Latvia
- EN (pdf 259KB)
- LV (pdf 289KB)
- National Case Law
Lithuania
- EN (pdf 258KB)
- LT (pdf 282KB)
- National Case Law
Luxembourg
- EN (pdf 262KB)
- FR (pdf 288KB)
- National Case Law
Malta
- EN (pdf 259KB)
- MT (pdf 287KB)
- National Case Law
Netherlands
- EN (pdf 258KB)
- NL (pdf 287KB)
- National Case Law
Poland
- EN (pdf 237KB)
- PL (pdf 286KB)
- National Case Law
Portugal
- EN (pdf 260KB)
- PT (pdf 286KB)
- National Case Law
Romania
- EN (pdf 258KB)
- RO (pdf 285KB)
- National Case Law
Slovakia
- EN (pdf 261KB)
- SK (pdf 287KB)
- National Case Law
Slovenia
- EN (pdf 260KB)
- SL (pdf 281KB)
- National Case Law
Spain
- EN (pdf 259KB)
- ES (pdf 282KB)
- National Case Law
Sweden
- EN (pdf 261KB)
- SV (pdf 284KB)
- National Case Law
United Kingdom
- EN (pdf 261KB)
- National Case Law - not updated