Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union

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• » Dignity

  • Art. 1
  • Human dignity
  • Person
  • Art. 2
  • Right to life
  • Death penalty
  • Art. 3
  • Physical and mental integrity
  • Bioethics
  • Informed consent
  • Reproductive cloning
  • Eugenic practises
  • Human selection
  • Art. 4
  • Torture
  • Inhuman punishments
  • Degrading punishments
  • Inhuman treatments
  • Degrading treatments
  • Art. 5
  • Slavery
  • Forced labour
  • Trafficking in human beings
  • Servitude

• » Freedoms

  • Art. 6
  • Personal liberty
  • Personal security
  • Art. 7
  • Privacy
  • Domicile
  • Communications
  • Art. 8
  • Personal data: fairly processing
  • Personal data: consent
  • Personal data: access
  • Personal data: rectification
  • Personal data: independent authority
  • Art. 9
  • Right to marry
  • Right to found a family
  • Art. 10
  • Freedom of thought
  • Freedom of conscience
  • Freedom of religion
  • Conscientious objection
  • Art. 11
  • Freedom of expression
  • Freedom of information
  • Freedom to hold opinions
  • Media
  • Pluralism
  • Art. 12
  • Freedom of assembly
  • Freedom of association
  • Trade unions
  • Political parties
  • Art. 13
  • Freedom of the arts
  • Freedom of scientific research
  • Academic freedom
  • Academic freedom
  • Art. 14
  • Right to an education
  • Professional training
  • Freedom to found educational establishments
  • Free compulsory education
  • Art. 15
  • Right to work
  • Right to work
  • Right of establishment
  • Freedom to provide services
  • Foreign workers
  • Art. 16
  • Freedom to conduct a business
  • Art. 17
  • Right to property
  • Right to Property, limits
  • Intellectual property
  • Art. 18
  • Right to asylum
  • Refugees
  • Art. 19
  • Prohibition of collective expulsions
  • Expulsion
  • Extradition
  • Removal

• » Equality

  • Art. 20
  • Equality
  • Art. 21
  • Non discrimination
  • Art. 22
  • Respect of cultural, religious and linguistic diversity
  • Art. 23
  • Equality between men and women
  • Equality between men and women, positive actions
  • Art. 24
  • Children’s rights
  • Art. 25
  • Rights of the elderly
  • Art. 26
  • Rights of the disabled
  • Rights of the disabled – positive actions

• » Solidarity

  • Art. 27
  • Worker’s rights: information
  • Worker’s rights: consultation
  • Art. 28
  • Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: organisation
  • Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: negotiations
  • Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: collective agreements
  • Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: collective actions
  • Rights of workers, employers and their organisations: strike
  • Art. 29
  • Free placement service
  • Art. 30
  • Protection against unjustified dismissal
  • Art. 31
  • Working conditions: healthy
  • Working conditions: safe
  • Working conditions: dignified
  • Rest period
  • Paid leave
  • Art. 32
  • Prohibition of child labour
  • Youth protection
  • Art. 33
  • Family protection
  • Prohibition of dismissal for a reason connected with maternity
  • Parental leave
  • Art. 34
  • Social security
  • Social benefits
  • Social services for maternity
  • Social services for illness
  • Social services for industrial accidents
  • Social services for disablement
  • Social services for old age
  • Social services for unemployment
  • Rights of foreign people
  • Social and housing assistance
  • Decent existence
  • Art. 35
  • Preventive health care
  • Medical treatments
  • ING cure mediche
  • ING cure mediche: positive actions
  • Art. 36
  • Access to services of general economic interest
  • Art. 37
  • Environmental protection
  • Improvement of environmental conditions
  • Sustainable development
  • Art. 38
  • Consumer protection

• » Citizens’ rights

  • Art. 39
  • Right to vote at elections to the european parliament
  • Right to stand as candidate at elections of the european parliamentess
  • Universal suffrage, direct, free and secret ballot
  • Art. 40
  • Right to vote at municipal elections
  • Right to stand as candidate at municipal elections
  • Art. 41
  • Right to good administration by the bodies of the union
  • Right to be heard
  • Right of access to his\her file
  • Obligation to give the reasons of decisions
  • Right to indemnification
  • Right to use one of the languages of the treaties
  • Art. 42
  • Right to access documents of EU institutions
  • Art. 43
  • Ombudsman of the union
  • Art. 44
  • Right to petition
  • Art. 45
  • Freedom of movement
  • Freedom of residence
  • Art. 46
  • Right to diplomatic
  • Consular protection

• » Justice

  • Art. 47
  • Justice: remedy
  • Justice: effective
  • Right to an effective remedy before a tribunal
  • Fair trial, public hearing
  • Independent and impartial tribunal
  • Previously established by law
  • Reasonable delay
  • Right to be advised, defended, and represented
  • Legal aid
  • Art. 48
  • Presumption of innocence
  • Rights of defence
  • Art. 49
  • Criminal Law
  • Principles of legality (nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege; lighter penalty)
  • Favor rei
  • Irretroactivity of criminal law
  • Proportionality of penalties
  • Art. 50
  • Right not to be tried or punished twice in criminal proceedings for the same criminal offence

• » General provisions

  • Art. 51
  • Scope
  • Principle of subsidiarity
  • Art. 52
  • Scope of guaranteed rights
  • Respect the essence of rights
  • Principle of proportionality
  • Necessary limitations
  • Correspondence to rights guaranteed by the european convention for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms
  • More extensive protection
  • Art. 53
  • Level of protection
  • Art. 54
  • Prohibition of abuse of rights

• » General theme