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5 unusual facts about Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union


European Charter on Human Rights

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union which has some limited application within the European Union after the European Court of Justice decided that, in essence, the treaties establishing the European Union does not empower it to accede to the European Convention on Human Rights.

Florence BenoƮt-Rohmer

She is also keen in the development of the protection of human rights within the European Union, including through the proclamation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and adherence of the Union to the European Convention on human rights, writing a regular column on human rights in the European Union to the quarterly Journal of European Law.

Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith

He was the Prime Minister's Personal Representative to the Convention for the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

Presumption of innocence

Nevertheless, this assertion is iterated verbatim in Article 48 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

Test-Achats vs Council of Ministers

The case was taken by a Belgian consumer association, Test-Achats, against the Belgian government claiming that the legal measure adopted by the government to transpose the Gender Directive into EU law violated the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.


Cruel and unusual punishment

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1982) also contains this fundamental right in section 12 and it is to be found again in Article Four (quoting the European Convention verbatim) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (2000).


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