Human rigths within the European Union

The book contains the papers presented by students at the 10th German-Polish Seminar on Contemporary Problems of International Law held in Frankfurt (Oder) and Slubice from 5 to 9 May 2003. The seminar was organized by the European University Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder) in co-operation with the Jagiellonian University Kraków, Wroclaw University, and the Ruhr-University Bochum. The seminar was devoted to the protection of fundamental rights in the European Union. The papers cover many aspects of this important issue; they deal, inter alia, with the Court's method of defining human rights standards with reference to the common tradition of all member states, the role of the European Convention on Human Rights, and, of course, the European Charter of Fundamental Rights. In addition to these general issues the book contains papers on particular human rights issues, as the right to life, freedom of expression or data protection. Complementing the overview a number of Chapters deal with Human Rights in the Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union as well as in its development cooperation with third-states. The last chapters concentrate on remedies available for the protection of fundamental/human rights under the EU system.