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Acknowledgements.
Preface; Giacomo Di Federico.
Part I The Charter of Fundamental Rights in a broader perspective.
Chapter I The Charter of Fundamental Rights and the European Res Publica; Ola Zetterquist.
Chapter II Fundamental rights in the EU: Legal pluralism and multi-level protection after the Lisbon Treaty; Giacomo Di Federico.
Chapter III The European Charter of Fundamental Rights and the courts; Valentina Bazzocchi.
Chapter IV The European Parliament and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; Federico Camporesi.
Chapter V Fair trial, due process and the rights of defence in the EU legal order; Marco Borraccetti.
Chapter VI EU Member States and candidate countries facing a binding Charter of Fundamental Rights: What's new?; Luisa Ficchi.
Part II The Charter of Fundamental Rights Applied.
Chapter VII Free movement of "needy" citizens after the binding Charter. Solidarity for all?; Federico Forni.
Chapter VIII Internal market derogations in the light of the newly binding character of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; Stephen James Curzon.
Chapter IX Article 47 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and its impact on judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters; Giangiuseppe Sanna.
Chapter X The Charter and the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice; Valentina Bazzocchi.
Chapter XI Social Rights in the European Union: the contribution of a binding EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; Serena Coppola.
Chapter XII The Charter of Fundamental Rights and the environment policy integration principle; Marco Lombardo.
Chapter XIII The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the social dimension of international trade; Valeria Bonavita.
Chapter XIV The European Charter of Fundamental Rights after Lisbon: a 'timid' Trojan horse in the domain of the common foreign and security policy?; Luca Paladini.
Bibliography.
Table of Cases.
Index.