The EU Charter and national constitutions

Does the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights recognise the rights in the national constitutions of member states?Yes. The Constitution for Europe lays down that insofar as the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights recognises fundamental rights as they result...

Does the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights recognise the rights in the national constitutions of member states?
Yes. The Constitution for Europe lays down that insofar as the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights recognises fundamental rights as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the member states, those rights shall be interpreted in harmony with those traditions.

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