Fundamental rights - Central issues

3 important questions on Fundamental rights - Central issues

What are the three formal sources of EU human rights law?

1. The EU Charter on fundamental rights
2. The European convention on human rights (ECHR)
3.   General principles of EU law

This is listed in Art. 6 of the TEU 

What is the principle basis on which the EU court will ensure that human rights are observed?

The EU Charter

Are the EU human rights binding? And if so, to who?

Yes they are binding on the EU institutions, its bodies and the member states when they are acting within the application range of EU law

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