The changes made by the Lisbon Treaty suggest that its entry into force in December 2009 marks a new stage in the shaping of the EU's commitment to the protection of fundamental rights. This book's concern is to provide an examination of the several (and interlocking) challenges which the Lisbon ref[...]
The ongoing development of fundamental rights and principles within the European Union legal order has - for the time being - come to a climax through the adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon. Article 6 of the EU Treaty now recognizes the binding force of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, embraces the [...]