Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-10-03-Speech-2-091"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-10-03"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20001003.3.2-091"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-10-03-Speech-2-0922
lpv:speaker	lp:Brian Crowley2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, on behalf of my group I want to state that the implementation of a new EU Charter of Fundamental Rights will certainly raise the status and visibility of human rights in the European Union. It is stated in Article 6 of the Treaty of Amsterdam that fundamental rights exist within the Union and must be respected. Citizens from the candidate countries in central and eastern Europe can also draw inspiration from such a charter. However, we should recall that the European Convention on Human Rights, which all Member States have signed and adopted in their national law, has now been operating for nearly 50 years and works hand in hand with the UN Declaration on Human Rights. The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg adjudicates on possible human right infringements in signatory countries. The European Convention on Human Rights has been a proven success. The citizens from Member States of the countries of the ECHR have confidence in this convention and jurisprudence has built up around it. Our primary concern with regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights is that it must not conflict with the European Convention. This in itself would lead to greater legal uncertainty, which would be highly unwelcome. The division lines must be drawn between the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg and the Court of Justice in Luxembourg. The most difficult problem facing this new charter is not its actual content but whether it has legal status. A binding and all-embracing charter with completely legally enforceable rights could result in difficulties at a later stage. Certainly in Ireland constitutional amendments would be necessary if elements of the draft charter were to be legally enforceable. Referenda might also be needed in other Member States. This could lead to further uncertainty and failure to ratify at Member State level."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Lithuania Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-30--2001-01-30)3 unknown; Fianna Fáil Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; UEN (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Hungary Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-09-30--2002-01-14)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Crowley (UEN )."1

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