Tracking the origins of the idea of a charter for the EC/EU. 

Contents of the Charter.

Application of the Charter before and after the Lisbon Treaty. “Opt-outs” from the Charter.

Readings:

·       Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Official Journal of the European Union (2010/C 83/02), 30. 3. 2010. (15 pages)

·       Protocol on the Application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to Poland and to the United Kingdom (C 306/156), 17. 12. 2007. (2 pages)

·       TORRES PÉREZ, Aida (2017). “The federalizing force of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.” International Journal of Constitutional Law, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 1080–1097. (18 pages)

·       SPAVENTA, Eleanor (2016). The interpretation of Article 51 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: the dilemma of stricter or broader application of the Charter to national measures. 

Total: 70 pages.