HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE EUROPEAN CONSTITUTIONAL ORDER

Abstract

This volume gathers ten best articles written by students enrolled in the Master of Laws Programme at the Faculty of Law, Charles University, who attended the elective course “Human Rights in the European Constitutional Order” during the academic year 2023/2024. Over two semesters the class explored the layered architecture of fundamental rights protection in Europe: primary law values and competences, the Charter, the Court of Justice’s evolving jurisprudence, the Union’s relationship with the Council of Europe, and a range of human rights principles such as the principle of human dignity and equality, especially as they apply to vulnerable groups.