Human rights is a core value of the European Union. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union has a constitutional effect after the Treaty of Lisbon came into force on 1 December 2009. The EU has recently paid more attention to the implementation of human rights. A high level of human rights protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all EU policies and activities. This book examines and illuminates the following subjects relating to the practice of EU human rights: EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Biometerics Data Protection, Consumer Rights in GM Food Labelling, Property Right, Marriage and Family Rights, Movement Right and Social Welfare, Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Employment, Illegal Migrants, Cultural Rights, among others. All these issues have a long-term impact on the EU democracy and the future of European integration.

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