The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Prof. Steve Peers; Prof. Tamara Hervey; Prof. Jeff Kenner; Prof. Angela Ward

doi:10.5771/9783845259055

Summary

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union enshrines the key political, social and economic rights of EU citizens and residents in EU law. In its present form it was approved in 2000 by the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission. However its legal status remained uncertain until the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon in December 2009. The Charter obliges the EU to act and legislate consistently with the Charter, and enables the EU’s courts to strike down EU legislation which contravenes it. The Charter applies to EU Member States when they are implementing EU law but does not extend the competences of the EU beyond the competences given to it in the treaties. This commentary on the Charter, the first in English, written by experts from several EU Member States, provides an authoritative but succinct statement of the how the Charter impacts upon EU, domestic and international law. Following the conventional article-by-article approach, each Commentator offers an expert vies of how each article is either being interpreted in the courts, or is likely to be interpreted. Each commentary is referenced to the case law and is augmented with extensive references to further reading. Six cross-cutting introductory chapters explain the Charter’s institutional anchorage, its relationship to the Fundamental Rights Agency, its interaction with other parts of international human rights law, the enforcement mechanism, extraterritorial scope, and the all-important ‘Explanations’.

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Copyright year: 2014
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8487-0472-9
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-5905-5
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Kooperationswerke Beck - Hart – Nomos
Language: English
Pages: 1937
Product type: Comment

Titelei/InhaltsverzeichnisPages 1 - 43 Download chapter (PDF)
1. Article 1 – Human Dignity No access Pages 44 - 67 Catherine Dupré
2. Article 2 – Right to Life No access Pages 68 - 81 Elizabeth Wicks
3. Article 3 – Right to the Integrity of the Person No access Pages 82 - 103 Sabine Michalowski
4. Article 4 – Prohibition of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment No access Pages 104 - 143 Manfred Nowak, Anne Charbord
5. Article 5 – Prohibition of Slavery and Forced Labour No access Pages 144 - 163 Heli Askola
6. Article 6 – Right to Liberty and Security No access Pages 164 - 195 Daniel Wilsher
7. Article 7 – Respect for Private and Family Life (Private Life, Home and Communications) No access Pages 196 - 225 Jens Vested-Hansen
8. Article 7 – Right to Respect for Private and Family Life (Family Life Aspects) No access Pages 226 - 265 Shazia Choudhry
9. Article 8 – Protection of Personal Data No access Pages 266 - 309 Herke Kranenborg
10. Article 9 – Right to Marry and Right to Found a Family No access Pages 310 - 333 Shazia Choudhry
11. Article 10 – Right to Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion No access Pages 334 - 353 Ronan McCrea
12. Article 11 – Freedom of Expression and Information No access Pages 354 - 383 Lorna Woods
13. Article 12 – Freedom of Assembly and of Association No access Pages 384 - 421
14. Article 13 – Freedom of the Arts and Sciences No access Pages 422 - 443 Debbie Sayers
15. Article 14 – Right to Education No access Pages 444 - 465 Gisella Gori
16. Article 15 – Freedom to Choose an Occupation and Right to Engage in Work No access Pages 466 - 479 Diamond Ashiagbor
17. Article 16 – Freedom to Conduct a Business No access Pages 480 - 507 Michele Everson, Rui Correia Gonçalves
18. Article 17 – Right to Property No access Pages 508 - 561
19. Article 18 – Right to Asylum No access Pages 562 - 585 Maarten den Heijer
20. Article 19 – Protection in the Event of Removal, Expulsion or Extradition No access Pages 586 - 605 Elspeth Guild
21. Article 20 – Equality before the Law No access Pages 606 - 621 Mark Bell
22. Article 21 – Non-Discrimination No access Pages 622 - 647 Claire Kilpatrick
23. Article 22 – Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Diversity No access Pages 648 - 675 Rachael Craufurd Smith
24. Article 23 – Equality between Women and Men No access Pages 676 - 703 Dagmar Schiek
25. Article 24 – The Rights of the Child No access Pages 704 - 735 Ruth Lamont
26. Article 25 – The Rights of the Elderly No access Pages 736 - 751 Colm O’Cinneide
27. Article 26 – Integration of Persons with Disabilities No access Pages 752 - 791 Charlotte O’Brien
28. Article 27 – Workers’ Right to Information and Consultation within the Undertaking No access Pages 792 - 815 Filip Dorssemont
29. Article 28 – Right of Collective Bargaining and Action No access Pages 816 - 837 Catherine Barnard
30. Article 29 – Right of Access to Placement Services No access Pages 838 - 847 Diamond Ashiagbor
31. Article 30 – Protection in the Event of Unjustifi ed Dismissal No access Pages 848 - 875 Jeff Kenner
32. Article 31 – Fair and Just Working Conditions No access Pages 876 - 911 Alan Bogg
33. Article 32 – Prohibition of Child Labour and Protection of Young People at Work No access Pages 912 - 933 Helen Stalford
34. Article 33 – Family and Professional Life No access Pages 934 - 969 Cathryn Costello
35. Article 34 – Social Security and Social Assistance No access Pages 970 - 993 Robin White
36. Article 35 – The Right to Health Care No access Pages 994 - 1011 Tamara Hervey, Jean McHale
37. Article 36 – Access to Services of General Economic Interest No access Pages 1012 - 1025 Erika Szyszczak
38. Article 37 – Environmental Protection No access Pages 1026 - 1047 Elisa Morgera, Gracia Marín Durán
39. Article 38 – Consumer Protection No access Pages 1048 - 1069 Steve Weatherill
40. Article 39 – Right to Vote and to Stand as a Candidate at Elections to the European Parliament No access Pages 1070 - 1099 Lamin Khadar, Jo Shaw
41. Article 40 – Right to Vote and to Stand as a Candidate at Municipal Elections No access Pages 1100 - 1111 Kees Groenendijk
42. Article 41 – Right to Good Administration No access Pages 1112 - 1141 Paul Craig
43. Article 42 – Right of Access to Documents No access Pages 1142 - 1163 Deirdre Curtin, Joana Mendes
44. Article 43 – European Ombudsman No access Pages 1164 - 1193 Ian Harden
45. Article 44 – Right to Petition No access Pages 1194 - 1203 Mats Lindfelt
46. Article 45 – Freedom of Movement and of Residence No access Pages 1204 - 1219 Eleanor Spaventa
47. Article 46 – Diplomatic and Consular Protection No access Pages 1220 - 1239 Eileen Denza
48. Article 47 – Right to an Effective Remedy and to a Fair Trial No access Pages 1240 - 1319 Pekka Aalto, Herwig CH Hofmann, Liisa Holopainen, Elina Paunio, Laurent Pech, Debbie Sayers, Dinah Shelton, Angela Ward
49. Article 48 – Presumption of Innocence and Right of Defence (Administrative Law) No access Pages 1320 - 1345 Hanns Peter Nehl
50. Article 48 – Presumption of Innocence and Right of Defence (Criminal Law) No access Pages 1346 - 1393 Debbie Sayers
51. Article 49 – Principles of Legality and Proportionality of Criminal Offences and Penalties No access Pages 1394 - 1415 Valsamis Mitsilegas
52. Article 50 – Right not to be Tried or Punished Twice in Criminal Proceedings for the same Criminal Offence No access Pages 1416 - 1455 Jonathan Tomkin
53. Article 51 – Field of Application No access Pages 1456 - 1497 Angela Ward
54. Article 52 – Scope and Interpretation of Rights and Principles No access Pages 1498 - 1565 Steve Peers, Sacha Prechal
55. Article 53 – Level of Protection No access Pages 1566 - 1581 Bruno de Witte
56. Article 54 – Abuse of Rights No access Pages 1582 - 1599 Lorna Woods
1. The Place of the Charter in the EU Constitutional Edifice No access Pages 1600 - 1637 Koen Lenaerts, José Antonio Gutiérrez-Fons
2. Protocol (No 30) on the Application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to Poland and the United Kingdom No access Pages 1638 - 1655 Anthony Arnull
3. The EU Fundamental Rights Agency and the Fundamental Rights Charter: How Fundamental is the Link Between them? No access Pages 1656 - 1669 Gabriel N Toggenburg
4. The Implementation of the Charter by the Institutions of the European Union No access Pages 1670 - 1699 Olivier De Schutter
5. The Extraterritorial Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: From Territoriality to Facticity, the Effectiveness Model No access Pages 1700 - 1727 Violeta Moreno-Lax, Cathryn Costello
6. The Charter and Universal Human Rights Instruments No access Pages 1728 - 1745 Allan Rosas
7. Fundamental Social Rights in the Charter—Are They Rights? Are They Fundamental? No access Pages 1746 - 1757 Niilo Jääskinen
8. The Explanations Relating to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union No access Pages 1758 - 1767 Jean-Paul Jacqué
1. Agreement on the Accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights No access Paul Gragl
Appendix No access Pages 1868 - 1903
Index No access Pages 1904 - 1937