This study was commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the AFCO Committee. Despite its increased visibility and relevance to fields covered by the EU, the European Social Charter has been largely ignored from...

This study was commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the AFCO Committee. Despite its increased visibility and relevance to fields covered by the EU, the European Social Charter has been largely ignored from...

Shall the adoption of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights lead the European Union to develop an active fundamental rights policy? Rather than asking the classical question of which initiatives need to be taken by the Union in order to improve the protection of fundamental rights, this paper...

In the European Union, where the institutions of the Union only may exercise the powers which are attributed to them by the Member States, the implementation of fundamental rights essentially takes place at state level. This essay analyses the limits of such a decentralized implementation of the...

This study on the implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU institutional framework was requested to support the work of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) of the European Parliament. It assesses to which extent the EU institutions take into...

This study on the implementation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in the EU institutional framework was requested to support the work of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) of the European Parliament. It assesses to which extent the EU institutions take into...