This book gives an accessible yet critical overview of one of the fastest growing fields of EU law: EU fundamental rights.
Over a clear three-part structure, it sets out the development of EU fundamental rights from inception to the present day, explores their conceptual underpinning, and explores them relative to other fields of European law. It marries critical analysis with a discussion of practical application, with case studies from practice emphasising fundamental rights' real-life application. The book draws on comparative examples from other international rights regimes, such as the ICCPR and the ICESCR, giving a global perspective.
Students will find this an invaluable addition to their reading lists.

Part One: Overview of EU Fundamental Rights Law
1. From Rome to Lisbon: The Development of EU Fundamental Rights Law
2. EU-ECHR Relations
3. EU Fundamental Rights Policy
4. EU Fundamental Rights and Brexit
Part Two: The Charter of Fundamental Rights: Key Concepts
1. The Charter of Fundamental Rights: Scope and Limitations
2. Rights and Principles in the Charter
3. The Horizontal Application of Charter Rights
4. The Charter and other Sources of Rights
Part Three: Delimiting the Charter
1. Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
2. The Charter and Mutual Recognition in the AFSJ
3. Charter Rights and Anti-Discrimination Law
4. The Charter and the Law of the Member States

Tobias Lock is Jean Monnet Chair in EU Law and Fundamental Rights at Maynooth University, Ireland.