Abstract:

It is argued that the human rights law concerning the European Union, frequently creates ambiguities and it is conceived that this situation causes confl icts between the Union and member states. In this regard, the Charter of Fundamental Rights alleviates this tension by using the wording of human rights law. This situation is accepted as a sign of the Charter’s intension to protect the balance between the European Union and national constitutions. But, while the balance in question is protected by the Level of Protection which is assured by the Article 53 of the Charter, it is also claimed that this Article has an effect on the supremacy of Community law. In the doctrine there are opinions which accept this effect as protecting, lowering or increasing the supremacy of Community law

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