PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: THE BINDING EU CHARTER
PROTECTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: THE BINDING EU CHARTER

Summary/Abstract: The paper analyses the fundamental rights protection in the European Union after the Treaty of Lisbon entered into force. Namely, the European Union by enforcing the Treaty of Lisbon has adopted its own legally binding act - the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights that has the same legal value as the EU Treaties. The judicial activism of the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, by resolving cases referring to fundamental rights protection and by that creating an extensive case law, has served as a basis for establishment of EU system for human rights protection. There are certain visible benefits of the adoption of the EU Charter, but the analyze of its practical application shows that reaching more efficient implementation of the EU Charter is one of the challenges that still remain for the Union.

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