WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Solemnly proclaimed on 7 December 2000, the Charter became legally binding in December 2009. The Charter of Fundamental Rights contains 50 political, social, and economic rights, which are divided under six headings, namely: human dignity. freedoms.

Detailed explanation-2: -It consists of a number of amendments to the Treaty on European Union ("Maastricht Treaty") and the Treaty establishing the European Community ("Treaty of Rome"), the latter renamed ‘Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union’ in the process.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Lisbon Treaty came into force on 1 December 2009 and made considerable changes to the constitutional framework of the EU. The frameworks relating to the duties and powers on equality and other human rights have been enhanced in a number of ways.

Detailed explanation-4: -The IGC responsible for drawing up a European Reform Treaty opened in Lisbon on 23 July 2007(European Parliament representatives: Elmar Brok, Enrique Barón Crespoand Andrew Duff). The text of the Treaty was approved at a meeting of Heads of State and Government in Lisbon on 18-19 October 2007.

Detailed explanation-5: -The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) protects the human rights of people in countries that belong to the Council of Europe. All 47 Member States of the Council, including the UK, have signed the Convention. Its full title is the ‘Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms’.