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Protection of Human Rights in the European Union

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Part of the book series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice ((IUSGENT,volume 52))

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The article analyzes the system of human rights protection in the European Union and its relationship with the human rights protection of the Council of Europe. The special focus is made on the legal nature and framework of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the progress of the European Union’s accession to the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.

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    Judgment of the Court of 12 November 1969. – Erich Stauder v City of Ulm – Sozialamt. – Reference for a preliminary ruling: Verwaltungsgericht Stuttgart - Germany – Case 29–69.

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    Judgment of the Court of 17 December 1970. – Internationale Handelsgesellschaft mbH v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle für Getreide und Futtermittel. – Reference for a preliminary ruling: erwaltungsgericht Frankfurt am Main – Germany – Case 11–70.

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    Statute of the Council of Europe, 1949: http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Treaties/Html/001.htm.

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    Конвенція про захист прав людини і основоположних свобод з поправками, внесеними Протоколами №№ 11 та 14. [Електронний ресурс]. – Режим доступу до докум.: http://www.echr.coe.int/NR/rdonlyres/888FC791-E2C0-4096-AF5E-D843F09C0E24/0/UKR_CONV.pdf.

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    Study of technical and legal issues of a possible EC/EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights. Report adopted by the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) at its 53rd meeting (25–28 June 2002). – DG-II(2002)006, [CDDH(2002)010 Addendum 2]. – 37.

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    Accession of the European Union to the European Convention of Human Rights: http://www.coe.int/t/dghl/standardsetting/hrpolicy/Accession/default_en.asp.

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Muraviov, V., Sviatun, O. (2016). Protection of Human Rights in the European Union. In: Arnold, R. (eds) The Convergence of the Fundamental Rights Protection in Europe. Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, vol 52. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7465-9_10

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