Fundamental Rights Set by the European Union (Essay Sample)

FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS SET BY THE EUROPEAN UNION
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Fundamental Rights Set by the European Union
European people created a union that brings them closer to one another and are bound to share peaceful interaction and future amongst themselves by sharing common values. The union are the benefits Europeans gains from forming the European Union. The EU is built on the principles and basics of the rule of law as well as democracy. In addition ,it is also built on universal values of human dignity, solidarity as well as equality. The European Union places the European people as the first priority in its activities through creating an environment of justice, security and freedom as well as establishing the citizenship of the Union.
The EU contributes to the development and preservation of the common values shared by the European citizens while considering the cultural differences in the European nations. The primary goals of the union is to ensure that there is free movement of citizens of member states, capital, and goods in Europe as well as ensure that development in member states is sustainable and balanced in nature. The union also has it as an objective to ensure that there is freedom of establishment in member states across Europe.[Elena Paciotti, "The Charter of Fundamental Rights: An ID card For the European Union" (2001) 36 The International Spectator.]
To achieve the goals of the union, the union found important to strengthen protection of fundamental rights of its peoples and member states. This situation was brought about by the social progress in the society, changes in the society as well as technological and scientific and technological progress in the society that required clear and visible rules governing them to be set by the EU. The provisions of the charter were to be interpreted by the European Union courts as well as member states courts. The Charter contains rights that state the responsibilities of persons towards the human community, fellow human beings as well as the future generations to come. The European Union thus recognizes the rights and responsibilities that have been set out and provided for in the charter.
To tackle the importance of charter in protecting human rights of citizens of European people that belong to the member states, our main concern will be the provisions set out in the charter. This act will help us determine the importance of the charter by its provisions, hence giving us an insight of the situation that was before the charter was formulated. The first article provided in the charter is called the Human Dignity. The article states and stipulates that human dignity cannot and should not be violated. The article states that human dignity ought to be protected as well as respected.[Steve Peers and Angela Ward, the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights (Hart Pub 2004).]
The second article is called Right to live. The article states that every individual has the exclusive right to live. This article also provides that no one is supposed to be executed or condemned to death penalty. This article in a way has enabled European nations to move from the dark ages of hanging and executing criminals who are found to have committed capital crimes such as mass murder. This provision also has enabled reinforce the work of activists who are against death penalty if convicted persons.
The third article provided for in the charter is called the right to the integrity of persons. This article states that all individuals’ rights for their mental and physical integrity ought to be respected. Additionally, the article has provided some provisions that are meant to be used and regulate practices in the field of biology and medicine. The article prohibits the making and development of human body and body parts for financial gain. The article also prohibits human cloning act. The article also prohibits eugenic practices especially one aiming at a selection of individuals. This article has enabled many European nations to abolish the practices of human cloning as well as eugenic practices thus genes do not interfere with causing the equality in traits of people. This situation means that certain people do not have a competitive advantage regarding physical and mental aspects as well as environmental adaptability that may be caused by human cloning and eugenic practices.[Peers, "Immigration, Asylum and the European Union Charter Of Fundamental Rights" (2001) 3 European Journal of Migration and Law.]
The fourth article provides that people should not be subject to degrading and inhuman treatment or torture. The article thus helps abolish the dark ages where racial discrimination, as well as sexual orientation, was rampant. The article also provides for torture practices of inmates. The fifth article is called the prohibition of forced labor and slavery. The article provides that no person should be held in servitude and slavery. The article also stipulates that no individual should be required to perform compulsory and forced labor. Additionally, the article provides that it is illegal to traffic human beings. The article has been an important and of help in advocating for the end of slavery in some European countries that still carries on with the inhumane act.
The sixth article provides that every individual has the rights to enjoy security as well as liberty. This article states that every person should enjoy the right to enjoy security as well as. The seventh article provides that the privacy and family life of individuals should be subject to respect. The article states that every individual deserves to enjoy the respect of his or her private life and social life and exchange of information. This article has therefore reduced the incidences of governments in European nations listening to communications through telephone tracking of their citizens at home. Additionally, the article has helped the cry of many employees who suffer from ruthless employers who do not respect their family and private life.[Peers, "Immigration, Asylum and the European Union Charter Of Fundamental Rights" (2001) 3 European Journal of Migration and Law.]
The eighth article provides for personal data protection. The article states that every individual has the right for his or her data to be protected that is personal in nature especially if it concerns him or her. This provision has helped reduce the incidences where websites sell personal information of members to advertisement companies for gains. In return, this has reduced the rates and number of spam emails meant for advertisement purposes. The article also states that personal information should be processed in a fair manner thus allowing the owner of the information the right to access the processed data as well as have it rectified in case of mistakes during the processing of the data. The article also provides that compliance with the above provisions should be controlled by an authority that is independent of nature.
The ninth article is based on family. The article provides that each and every individual has the right to marry as well as form a family. The article states that the provision of the article should be governed by the national laws existing in different member states. Article 10 is based on the freedom of concepts and areas such as religion, conscience and thought. The article states that every individual has the right to freedom of concepts and areas such as thought, religion and conscience. This article provides that the rights include freedoms such as freedom of belief and change religion.
The eleventh article stipulates that every person has freedom of information as well as expression. The article provides that everyone has the freedom to hold and have personal opinions regarding all matters. Due to the limitation of the number of pages of the project I will tackle other articles that tackle equality. The previous article discussed in this tackle Paper Title I and II respectively. Hence, my main concern now is Title III that addresses articles that addresses issues regarding equality.[E. de Lhoneux and Christos A Vassilopoulos, The European Stability Mechanism before the Court of Justice of the European Union (Springer 2014).]
In respect to equality, article 21 states that every individual is equal before the law. This article helps to reduce discrimination of persons when dealing with legal matters. Article 21 tackles the issue of discrimination. The articles state that any form of discrimination on sexual orientation, color, sex, social origin, ethnic, language, disability, birth and property is not allowed. The article also provides that the union does not allow any form of discrimination when making treaties if the act is not justified by specific provisions of the union.
Article 22 tackles on backgrounds of different cultures, diversity based on language and religious respect. The article insinuates that the European Union shall be at all time respect the linguistic diversity, religion and cultural aspects of the member states without any interference. Article 23 tackles the issues concerning equal treatment of men and women. The article provides all people should be treated equally in areas such as payments and employment despite their gender and this situation should always be ensured. The article provides that the equality principle should not prohibit the adoption and maintenance of measures that advocates for special treatment that gives advantages to the under- represented personnel.
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