Scheme IV Lisbon Oct.

3, 2013


IV. Fundamental Rights in the Charter of the EU


1. The FR Charter of the EU: characteristics and historical development
structure: 7 chapters, contents
2. Overview: Ch. 1: dignity Ch.2: traditional FR Ch.3: equality Ch.4:
social rights Ch.5: citizenship Ch.6: on justice Ch.7: general
provisions
3. The field of application of the Charter
4. Qualification and interpretation of the rights - the question of direct
applicability restrictions: by law, respect of the very essence of the
FR, proportionality
5. Primacy of the protection instead of primacy of EU law? The concept
of FR optimization
6. The effects of the accession of the EU to the ECHR on the Charter
7. The Charter before the courts
8. Evaluation