https://legal.excellentwiki.com/eu/human-rights/ Recent content in human rights on ExcellentWiki - Legal Encyclopedia Hugo en-US Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/eu/human-rights/eu-human-rights-law/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://legal.excellentwiki.com/eu/human-rights/eu-human-rights-law/ <h2 id="the-charter-of-fundamental-rights">The Charter of Fundamental Rights</h2> <p>The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union is the most comprehensive and modern human rights instrument in European law. Proclaimed in 2000 at the Nice European Council, the Charter was given binding legal effect by the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009. Article 6(1) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) provides that the Union recognises the rights, freedoms, and principles set out in the Charter and that the Charter has the same legal value as the Treaties. This elevates the Charter to the rank of primary EU law, equivalent to the founding treaties themselves.</p>