Fundamental Rights

• Civil Liberties
  • right to life
  • freedom of Religion
  • artistic freedom
  • freedom to engage in any kind of gainful activity
• Rights of Equality
  • equal treatment
• Procedural Guarantees
  • access to court/right to legal representation
  • right to a fair trial
  • right to a judge
• Political Rights
  • right to vote
  • right to petition
• Social Fundamental Rights
  • right to work, housing

Sources of fundamental rights

• ECHR → European Convention of Human Rights
• CFR → Charter of Fundamental Rights
• CERD → Convention of the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
• CRC → Convention Rights of the Child
• ICCPR → International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

Justifications for Exceptions

• public policy, health, security
• consumer/environment protection
• Art. 36 of TFEU (only for products)
  • protection of life of humans, animals, plants
  • protection of national treasures, cultures
  • protection of morality
  • protection of industrial and commercial property (including intellectual property)