Charter of Fundamental Rights

European Union. (2000, December 7). Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Official Journal of the European Communities,... 

With the Lisbon Treaty the Charter of Fundamental Rights has been elevated to binding primary law. Art. 22 CFR has been taken to incorporate minority rights. The provision on non-discrimination in art. 21 CFR mentions membership of a national minority along with its main characteristics race, ethnicity, language, religion and colour. The Lisbon Treaty may lead to a stronger role of the... 

Gil-Bazo, M.-T. (2008) The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Right to be Granted Asjdum in the Union s Law. Refugee Survey Quarterly 27(3) 33. 

Pre-Set Values In the principle on self-determination of peoples, self-determination is linked to human rights. Other pre-set values are supported in the preamble of the Declaration. The Declaration is a restatement and explanation of fundamental principles of the UN Charter. If the Charter is then paramount to the rule of law among nations, as is stated in the preamble, self-determination contributes to this. 

The Difference Principle The Friendly Relations Declaration states that self-determination is a way of bringing a speedy end to colonialism. This is clearly in favour of the peoples of the colonial entity that receives a free choice regarding its political status and its economic, social and cultural development. It is also explicitly stated in the preamble and the principle on self-determination that alien subjugation, domination and exploitation are violations of self-determination, fundamental human rights and contrary to the UN Charter. Without offering unconditional unlimited rights, the Friendly Relations Declaration is concerned with the benefit of the least advantaged. 

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