ЕNFORCENMENT OF THE EU CHARTER ON FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN CRIMINAL MATTERS

МИРИЋ Филип (Правни факултет Универзитета у Нишу), filip.miric@gmail.com, filip@prafak.ni.ac.rs

The Charter of Fundamental Rights is one of the basic legal acts of the European Union (EU), which protects basic human rights. The paper will analyze the legal scope of the Charter, i.e. its application in criminal matters, taking into account the substantive and procedural aspects of this international legal instrument. According to the authors, the functional approach in research contributes to a more complete understanding of human rights contained in the EU legal system, but also the national law of the Republic of Serbia, which is of particular importance in the process of Serbia joining this supranational international organization.

Keywords: Criminal procedure, criminal matters, fundamental rights, EU