CARTA UNIUNII EUROPENE PRIVIND DREPTURILE FUNDAMENTALE – MODEL REFERENŢIAL DE PROTECŢIE A DREPTURILOR FUNDAMENTALE ALE OMULUI ÎN UNIUNEA EUROPEANĂ

Natalia SUCEVEANU, Violeta AGRICI Catedra Drept Internaţional şi Drept al Relaţiilor Economice Externe

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The European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights sets out in a single text, for the first time in the European Union's history, the whole range of civil, political, economic and social rights of European citizens and all persons resident in the European Union. The text of the Charter does not establish new rights, but assembles existing rights that were previously scattered over a range of international sources. According to the Charter's Preamble, its aim is "to strengthen the protection of fundamental rights in the light of changes in society, social progress, scientific and technological development by making those rights more visible in a Charter." The rights guaranteed are divided into six chapters: dignity, freedom, equality, solidarity, citizens' rights, and justice.