The Charter of Fundamental Rights
Training seminars for judges, prosecutors and lawyers in private practice
About the project
In 2020-2021, within the framework of the EU Justice Programme (2014-2020), a series of seven decentralised seminars will be organised on the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European UnionOpens in a new window (EU Charter) which will focus on the right to a fair trial.
Each seminar will be a combination of presentations and case studies spread over 1.5 days. Case studies and best practices will be central to the training and tailored to the specific field of law the participants are more familiar with, either civil or criminal/administrative law.
This series of seminars represents a great opportunity for lawyers in private practice, judges and prosecutors to improve and update their knowledge about the EU Charter, discussing with experts from across Europe the most relevant practical issues and recent developments in the field. It will allow them to be part of a European network of legal professionals with an interest in the protection of fundamental rights.
Participants will come from EU Member States (except for Denmark and the United Kingdom), Albania and Montenegro.
Events
| When and where | About the event | Target group | Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8-9 October 2020 Online event | Event number: 420DT110 | Judges and prosecutors | English |
| 11-12 February 2021 Online event | In cooperation with the Barcelona Bar Association (ICAB) Event number: 421DT36 | Lawyers in private practice | English |
| 12-13 April 2021 Online event | In cooperation with the Thessaloniki Bar Association (BATH) Event number: 421DT24e | Lawyers in private practice | English |
| 21-22 June 2021 Online event | In cooperation with the Latvian Judicial Training Centre (LJTC) Event number: 421DT25 | Judges and prosecutors | English |
| 27-28 September 2021 Ljubljana | In cooperation with the Judicial Training Centre (JTC) Event number: 421DT26f | Judges and prosecutors | English/Slovene |
| 25-26 October 2021 Lisbon | In cooperation with the Portuguese Bar Association (OA) Event number: 421DT27f | Lawyers in private practice | English |
| 9-10 December 2021 Sofia | In cooperation with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) съвместно с Националния институт на правосъдието (НИП) Event number / Номер на конференцията: 421DT69 | Judges and prosecutors | English/Bulgarian |
Partners
- Bulgaria:
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
- Greece:
Thessaloniki Bar Association
- Latvia:
Judicial Training Centre (LTMC)
- Portugal:
Portuguese Bar Association (OA)
Training materials
Seminar materials and video podcasts
When and how to apply the Charter?
The scope of application and interpretation of the EUCFR in domestic legal proceedings
Laurent Pech
Respect for Fundamental Rights in the EU – A broad introduction with a special focus on the EUCFR | ES
Laurent Pech
Scope of Application of the EUCFR: Challenging National Measures on the Basis of the EUCFR | ES | PL
Laurent Pech
CASE-STUDIES - Member State Action and Scope of Application of the EU Charter | PL
Laurent Pech
The role of the Charter within the EU legal framework and its relevance for the national legal order (Summary of Lecture) | PL | RO
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
Applying the Charter in national proceedings: its application, scope and interpretation | RO
Using the Charter in National Proceedings: Case Studies on its Scope of Application | RO
Respect for Fundamental Rights in the EU – A broad introduction with a special focus on the EUCFR
Killian O’Brien
Le rôle de la Charte dans le cadre juridique de l‘UE et sa pertinence pour l‘ordre juridique national
Jean-Paul Jacqué
Application, portée et interprétation de la Charte dans les procédures judiciaires internes
Laurent Pech
The role of the Charter within the EU legal framework and its relevance for the national legal order
Dr Adam Bodnar
Die Rolle der Charta im Rahmen des EU-Rechts und ihre Bedeutung für die nationale Rechtsordnung | SI
Dr Paul Gragl
Berufung auf die Charta vor einem nationalem Gericht | SI
Prof Hans D. Jarass
Fallstudien zu Geltungsbereich und Anwendbarkeit der Charta | Cases
Dr Paul Gragl
General presentations on the Charter
Introductory overview of key underlying principles: Titles I, II, III | ES
Dr Tobias Lock
Introductory overview of key underlying principles of the Charter: personal dignity, fundamental freedoms and equality (Titles I, II and III) | PL | RO
Sionaidh Douglas-Scott
The Charter of Fundamental Rights
W. James Wolffe
Introductory overview of key principles: Titles I, II, III
Dr Filippo Fontanelli
Relying on the EU Charter before national courts
Dr Suzanne Kingston
Case studies on scope and applicability of Charter
Dr Suzanne Kingston
Introduction aux principes-clés de la Charte : la dignité des personnes, les libertés fondamentales et l‘égalité (Titres I, II et III)
Jean-Paul Jacqué
Uvodni pregled nekaterih temeljnih nacel listine: clovekovo dostojanstvo, temeljne svobošcine in enakost (naslovi I., II in III) | DE
Boštjan ZALAR
How does the Charter relate to other fundamental rights instruments?
Dr Tobias Lock
Relationship of the Charter to the European Convention of Human Rights and national human rights provisions | RO
Beatrice Andresan and Roxana Rizoiu
Relationship of the Charter to the ECHR and national measures
Dr Filippo Fontanelli
Relationship between the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and national provisions on human rights | PL
Malgorzata Kosicka
Les relations entre la Charte, la Convention européenne des droits de l‘Homme et les dispositions nationales relatives aux droits de l‘Homme
Pascal Gilliaux
Das Verhältnis der Charta zur EMRK und zu nationalen Menschenrechtsvorschriften | SI
Dr Paul Gragl
Das Verhältnis der Charta zur Europäischen Menschenrechtskonvention und zu nationalen Menschenrechtsvorschriften
Prof Dr Hans-Peter Folz
Criminal law
Competition law
Grundrechtscharta im Wettbewerbsrecht
Dr Florian Wagner-von Papp
Workshop zur substantiellen Anwendung ausgewählter Vorschriften der Charta: praktische Fallstudie in Gruppen | Cases
Dr Florian Wagner-von Papp und Dr Wolfgang Bosch
Rights of Union Citizens
Freedom of movement and residence
Sonia Morano-Foadi
Freedom of movement and residence
Sonia Morano-Foadi
EU Freedom of Information and Data Protection
Aidan O’Neil
Family life and freedom of movement and residence - LGBT People
Fergus Ryan
How to litigate family life
Sarah Fennell
Right to a fair trial
Relationship between the CFR and ECHR | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Nina Betetto
Independence and impartiality of tribunals in the CJEU case law | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Nina Betetto
Convention and Charter - 2 systems in comparison: fair trial, efficient remedy, field of application | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Case studies | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Gabriel N. Toggenburg
Applying the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: focus on the right to a fair trial. The Relationship between the Charter and the ECHR | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Rick Lawson
EU law procedural rights standards in practice, limits and balancing | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Case study: Application of EU secondary law in light of the Charter procedural provisions in CJEU preliminary ruling proceedings | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Sara Iglesias Sánchez
The doctrine of effective judicial protection in the European Court of Justice (ECJ) case law | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Case study | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Sophie Robin-Olivier
The doctrine of effective judicial protection in CJEU case law | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Tobias Lock
Right to an effective remedy under Art. 47 CFR | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Filippo Fontanelli
Rights of the defence in criminal and other proceedings in EU law | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Dominik Düsterhaus
Legal Fees and Legal Aid in EU Law | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Case study: Access to a court in EU law | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Pekka Pohjankoski
The Right to Legal Aid in the EU Legal Order | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Goran Selanec
Limitations of Art 47 CFREU | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Goran Selanec
Case studies: The field of application of the Charter CFR | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Enrique Arnaldos Orts
Case study: Restrictions on Article 47 EU Charter | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Magdalena Ličková
Case study: Rights of the defence in EU law | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Athina Giannakoula
Case study: The relevance of the EU Charter for criminal lawyers | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Amedeo Barletta
Case study: The right to Interpretation and Translation in criminal proceedings | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Elise Martin-Vignerte
Case study: The relevance of the EU Charter for civil lawyers | DE | ES | FR | IT | PL
Michaela Hájková
Seminars materials
Speakers’ Contributions 421DT69f – 9-10 December 2021Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 421DT27e – 25-26 October 2021Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 421DT26e – 27-28 September 2021Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 421DT25e – 21-22 June 2021Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 421DT24e – 12-13 April 2021Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 421DT36e – 11-12 February 2021Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 420SDT110 – 8-9 October 2020Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 418DT08 – 22-23 February 2018Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 417DT86 – 6-7 November 2017Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 417DT85 – 11-12 September 2017Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 417DT84 – 15-16 May 2017Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 417DT83 – 13-14 March 2017Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 416DT15 – 15-16 September 2016Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 416DT14 – 25-26 April 2016Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 416DT13 – BG – 18–19 February 2016
Speakers’ Contributions 416DT13 – EN – 18–19 February 2016
Speakers’ Contributions 415DT106 – EN – 4-5 May 2015Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 415DT106 – PT – 4-5 May 2015Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 415DT105 – 22-23 October 2015Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 415DT104 – 11-12 June 2015Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 415DT103 – EN – 1-2 October 2015Opens in a new window
Speakers’ Contributions 415DT103 – HR – 1-2 October 2015Opens in a new window
Library
European Union
Treaty on European UnionOpens in a new window
Treaty on the Functioning of the European UnionOpens in a new window
Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European UnionOpens in a new window
Explanatory Memorandum to the Charter of Fundamental RightsOpens in a new window
Selection of Treaties and Protocols provisionsOpens in a new window
Case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Scope of application of the Charter
Case C-493/17 (Grand Chamber) Weiss and Others, December 2018Opens in a new window
Case C-416/17 European Commission v French Republic, 4 October 2018Opens in a new window
Case T-138/14, Chart v EEAS, 16 December 2015Opens in a new window
Joined Cases C-446/12 – 449/12, Willems and Others, 16 April 2015Opens in a new window
Case C-483/12, Pelckmans Turnhout, 8 May 2014Opens in a new window
Case C-390/12, Pfleger and Others, 30 April 2014Opens in a new window
Case C-206/13, Siragusa, 6 March 2014Opens in a new window
Case T 383/11, Eyad Makhlouf v Council of the European Union, 13 September 2013Opens in a new window
Case C‑617/10, Åklagaren v Hans Åkerberg Fransson, 26 February 2013Opens in a new window
Case C-399/11, Stefano Melloni v Ministerio Fiscal, 26 February 2013Opens in a new window
Opinion of Advocate General, Case C-399/11, Melloni, 2 October 2012Opens in a new window
Case C-40/11, Yoshikazu Iida v Stadt Ulm, 8 November 2012Opens in a new window
Case C-482/10, Teresa Cicala v Regione Siciliana, 21 December 2011Opens in a new window
Case C-555/07, Kücükdeveci, 19 January 2010Opens in a new window
Case T-51/89 Tetra Pak Rausing SA v Commission of the European Communities, 10 July 1990
Independence and impartiality of tribunals in the CJEU case law
Case C-791/19 R (Order) Commission v Poland, 8 April 2020Opens in a new window (No English version available)
Commission v. Poland (Grand Chamber), C‑192/18, 5 November 2019Opens in a new window
Commission v. Poland (Grand Chamber), C-619/18, 24 June 2019Opens in a new window
Case C-216/18 PPU (Grand Chamber) LM, 25 July 2018Opens in a new window
Case C 371/13 (Order) SC Schuster & Co Ecologic, 7 November 2013Opens in a new window (No English version available)
Case C 363/11 Epitropos tou Elegktikou Synedriou, 19 December 2012Opens in a new window
Joined cases C-83/01 P, C-93/01 P and C-94/01 P Chronopost v Ufex and Others, 3 July 2003
Article 47 EU Charter: scope of application and interpretation
Case C-752/18 Deutsche Umwelthilfe, 19 December 2019Opens in a new window
Haqbin (Grand Chamber), C-233/18, 12 November 2019Opens in a new window
Torubarov (Grand Chamber), C-556/17, 29 July 2019Opens in a new window
Case C-414/16 (Grand Chamber) Egenberger, 17 April 2018Opens in a new window
Case C-685/15 Online Games and Others, 14 June 2017Opens in a new window
Case T-340/14, Klyuyev v Council of the European Union, 15 September 2016Opens in a new window
Meroni, C-559/14, 25 May 2016Opens in a new window
Tall, C-239/14, 17 December 2015Opens in a new window
Olainfarm, C-104/13, 23 October 2014Opens in a new window
Abdida, (Grand Chamber), C-562/13, 18 December 2014Opens in a new window
Right to an effective remedy under Art. 47 of the EU Charter
Case C-310/16 Dzivev and Other, 17 January 2019Opens in a new window
Case C-612/15 (Grand Chamber) Kolev and Others, 5 June 2018Opens in a new window
El Hassani, C-403/16, 13 December 2017Opens in a new window
Case C-42/17 (Grand Chamber) M.A.S. and M.B., 5 December 2017Opens in a new window
Biuro podróży Partner, C-119/15, 21 December 2016Opens in a new window
Printeos and Others v Commission, T-95/15, 13 December 2016Opens in a new window
Case C-441/14, DI (Grand Chamber), 19 April 2016Opens in a new window
Schrems, (Grand Chamber), C-362/14, 6 October 2015Opens in a new window
Case C 238/12 P FLSmidth v Commission, 30 April 2014Opens in a new window
Case C 278/13 P (Order) Commission v Pilkington Group, 10 September 2013Opens in a new window
Obstacles to access to court (court fees, limitation periods, representation)
Case C-280/18 Flausch and Others, 7 November 2019Opens in a new window
Case C-676/17 Călin 11 September 2019Opens in a new window
Case C-317/18 Cátia Correia Moreira v Município de Portimão, 13 June 2019Opens in a new window
Case C-637/17 Cogeco Communications, 28 March 2019Opens in a new window
Case C-585/16 (Grand Chamber) Alheto, 25 July 2018Opens in a new window
Case C-181/16 (Grand Chamber) Sadikou Gnandi v État belge, 19 June 2018Opens in a new window
Case C-470/16 North East Pylon Pressure Campaing and Sheehy, 15 March 2018Opens in a new window
Case T-257/16, NM v European Council, 28 February 2017Opens in a new window
Case T-470/13, Merck KGaA v European Commission, 8 September 2016Opens in a new window
Ordre des barreaux francophones and germanophone, C-543/14, 28 July 2016Opens in a new window
Case C-49/14 Finanmadrid EFC, 18 February 2016Opens in a new window
Case C-69/14 (Grand Chamber) Târșia, 6 October 2015Opens in a new window
Orizzonte Salute, C-61/14, 6 October 2015Opens in a new window
Case C-510/13 E.ON Földgáz Trade, 19 March 2015Opens in a new window
FK v Commission, T-248/13, 16 September 2013Opens in a new window
Case C 93/12 Agrokonsulting-04, 27 June 2013Opens in a new window
Case C-156/12 (Order) GREP GmbH v Freitstaat Bayern, 13 June 2012Opens in a new window (No English version available)
Case T-19/06, Mindo v Commission, 5 October 2011Opens in a new window
Case C-2/08 Fallimento Olimpiclub, 3 September 2009Opens in a new window
Case C-349/08 P (Order) Kronberger v Parliament, 19 May 2009Opens in a new window (No English version available)
Case C-338/91 Steenhorst-Neerings, 27 October 1993Opens in a new window
Case C-213/89 Factortame, 19 June 1990Opens in a new window
Case 199/82 Amministrazione delle finanze dello Stato v San Giorgio, 9 November 1983
Service, information and linguistic rights
Case T-154/15, Aiman Jaber v Council of the European Union, 26 October 2016Opens in a new window (Available only in French)
Case T-469/13, Generics (UK) Ltd v European Commission, 8 September 2016Opens in a new window
Case T-265/12, Schenker Ltd v European Commission, 29 February 2016Opens in a new window
Case T-267/12, Deutsche Bahn and Others v European Commission, 29 February 2016Opens in a new window
Case T 343/13, CN, supported by the EDPS v European Parliament, 3 December 2015
The right to be heard and access to the file
Procedural rights of victims of crime
Case C-507/19 Bundesrepublik DeutschlandOpens in a new window (Case in progress)
Case C-659/18 VW, 12 March 2020Opens in a new window
Spetsializirana prokuratura, C-653/19 PPU, 28 November 2019Opens in a new window
Case C-467/18 Rayonna prokuratura Lom, 19 September 2019Opens in a new window
Case C-38/18 Gambino and Hyka, 29 July 2019Opens in a new window
Opinion of Advocate General in Case C-646/17 Moro, 13 June 2019Opens in a new window
Case C-377/18 AH and Others, 5 September 2019Opens in a new window
Case C-105/03 (Grand Chamber) Pupino, 16 June 2005Opens in a new window
Freedom of movement and residence
The right of access to EU documents
Case C-615/13 P, Client Earth and Pan Europe v EFSA, 16 July 2015Opens in a new window
Case T-115/13, Dennekamp, 15 July 2015Opens in a new window
Case T-306/12, Spirlea, 25 September 2014Opens in a new window
Case C-350/12 P, Sophie in ’t Veld v Council, 3 July 2014Opens in a new window
Joined Cases C-514/11 P and C-605/11 P, LPN v Commission, 14 November 2013Opens in a new window
Case C-280/11 P, Access Info Europe, 17 October 2013Opens in a new window
Case T-331/11, Besselink, 12 September 2013Opens in a new window
Case T-590/10, Thesing and Bloomberg Finance v ECB, 29 November 2012Opens in a new window
Case C-506/08 P, MyTravel, 21 July 2011Opens in a new window
LGBT+ rights in the freedom of movement and residence
The right of good administration
Criminal law
Administrative law
Case T-672/14, Dr. August Wolff GmbH & Co. KG Arzneimittel et Remedia d.o.o. contre Commission européenne, 20 October 2016Opens in a new window (only in French)
Case T-66/14, Bredenkamp and Others v Council and Commission, 21 July 2016Opens in a new window
Case T 383/11, Eyad Makhlouf v Council of the European Union, 13 September 2013Opens in a new window
Case T-4/11 et T-5/11, Export Development Bank of Iran v Council, 6 September 2013Opens in a new window (only in French)
Case T 645/11 P, Michael Heath contre la Banque centrale européenne, 18 June 2013Opens in a new window (only in French)
Case T-119/11, Simone Gbagbo contre le Conseil de l’Union européenne, 25 April 2013Opens in a new window (only in French)
Case T-299/08, Elf Aquitaine SA v European Commission, 17 May 2011
Case law of the European Court of Human Rights
Pirozzi v. Belgium, no. 21055/11, 17 April 2018Opens in a new window
Avotiņš v. Latvia, ECHR Judgment, Appl. No. 17502/07, 23 May 2016Opens in a new window
Hoholm v Slovakia, ECHR Judgment, Appl. No. 35632/13, 13 January 2015Opens in a new window
Tarakhel v Switzerland, ECHR Judgment, Appl. No. 29217/124, 4 November 2014Opens in a new window
Jeunesse v The Netherlands, ECHR Judgment, Appl. No. 12738/10, 3 October 2014Opens in a new window
Dhahbi v Italy, ECHR Judgment, Appl. No. 17120/09, 8 April 2014Opens in a new window
X v Latvia, ECHR Judgment, Appl. No. 27853/09, 26 November 2013Opens in a new window
Del Río Prada v Spain, ECHR, Appl. No. 42750/09, 21 October 2013,Opens in a new window
Delfi AS v Estonia, ECHR Judgment, Appl. No. 64569/09, 10 October 2013Opens in a new window
Povse v Austria, ECHR Decision, Appl. No. 3890/11, 18 June 2013Opens in a new window
Michaud v France, ECHR Judgment, Appl. No. 12323/11, 6 December 2012Opens in a new window
Karoussiotis v Portugal, ECHR Judgment, Appl. No.23205/08, 1 February 2011Opens in a new window
M.S.S. v Belgium and Greece, ECHR Judgment, Appl. No. 30696/09, 21 January 2011Opens in a new window
Schalk and Kopf v Austria, no. 30141/04, 24 June 2010Opens in a new window
Connolly v 15 EU MS, ECHR Decision, 9 December 2008, Appl. No. 73274/01Opens in a new window (only in French)
Kress v France, no. 39594/98, 7 June 2001Opens in a new window
Matthews v UK, ECHR Judgment, Appl. No. 24833/94, 18 February 1999Opens in a new window
Hauschildt v. Denmark, ECtHR Judgment, Application no. 10486/83, 24 May 1989Opens in a new window
De Cubber v. Belgium, ECtHR Judgment, Application no. 9186/80, 26 October 1984Opens in a new window
Piersack v. Belgium, ECtHR Judgment, Application no. 8692/79, 1 October 1982Opens in a new window
European Commission reports on the application of the EU Charter
Documents on the relationship between the ECHR and the EU
Other relevant documents on the EU Charter
DG Justice oft he European CommissionOpens in a new window
The Fundamental Rights Agency: CharterpediaOpens in a new window
EUR-Lex Human RightsOpens in a new window
The European Parliament providing information on the CharterOpens in a new window
Council of EuropeOpens in a new window
FRA Fundamental Rights Report 2020Opens in a new window
ECtHR case law research reports with respect to Art. 6 ECHROpens in a new window
The Fundamental Rights Agency: Charter 4 mobileOpens in a new window
This series of seminars is organised with the financial support of the European Union’s Justice Programme for the period 2014-2020. For further information please click hereOpens in a new window.