EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union was drafted by the European Convention and solemnly proclaimed on 7 December 2000 by the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission, but did not have full legal effect until the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009. The Charter applies to all EU bodies and Euratom, which must act in accordance with its provisions, and binds EU member states when implementing EU law, with the exception of Poland, which has a partial opt-out, and Denmark and Ireland, which have fully adopted the Charter despite having opt-outs from the area of freedom, security and justice.learn more on wikipedia