Download or read book General Principles of EU Law and the Protection of Fundamental Rights written by Chiara Amalfitano and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful book analyses the role that EU general principles have taken in the protection of fundamental rights within the EU since the Lisbon Treaty. In particular, the author focuses on the relationship between written law (the Charter of Fundamental Rights) and unwritten law (the general principles) within the institutional framework of the EU. The book demonstrates that due to their complementary and autonomous function toward the protection of fundamental rights, the general principles still play a key role within the Union despite the binding force of the Charter.