The Member States 12 December 2007, Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union - TITLE VII - GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF THE CHARTER - Article 52 - Scope and interpretation of rights and principles

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Article 52 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union governs the scope and permissible limitations of Charter rights and freedoms, requiring that any limitation be provided by law, respect the essence of the right, and satisfy the principle of proportionality in pursuit of objectives of general interest or protection of others' rights. Charter rights corresponding to rights under the European Convention on Human Rights must be interpreted consistently with that Convention's meaning and scope, without precluding more extensive protection under Union law, while rights derived from common constitutional traditions of Member States must be interpreted in harmony with those traditions. Provisions containing principles are judicially cognisable only in the interpretation and legality review of implementing acts, and courts of the Union and Member States must give due regard to the official explanatory guidance accompanying the Charter.AI