The Charter of the EU enshrines assured social, economic and political rights for the EU people, into the EU law.

This was proclaimed officially in 2000, but its legal status was then unsure and it did not have complete legal consequence until the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon.

Under the EU Charter must take action and legislate always with the Charter and the EU's courts will legislation of the EU which contravenes it. This applies only to member country when they are implementing the EU act and doesn’t make longer competences of the EU.

The agreement setting up the European Economic Community (EEC) has not included any orientation to human rights and fundamental rights. It was printed a few years after the breakdown of the European Defense Community Treaty (EDCT) and the European Political Community Treaty (EPCT).