THE EVOLUTION OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS PROTECTION WITHIN THE EU LEGAL ORDER
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15837/aijjs.v7i3.691Keywords:
fundamental rights, EU primary law, ECJ case lawAbstract
The issue of fundamental rights protection in the European Union is of highestimportance. The discussion on the topic has been started as early as the beginning of 1970s,
although the founding Treaties did not include any catalogue of fundamental rights. After a
long evolutionary process with many actors involved, the final result is shown in the Treaty of
Lisbon.
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