The project Lawyers4Rights started in January 2019 and will end in December 2020 (total duration 2 years).

Its objectives are:

• Promoting the understanding of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights;
• Promoting a basic knowledge on the origin, purpose and scope of EU law on fundamental rights;
• Helping participants to become familiar with the application of the Charter at national level;
• Making lawyers aware of the key role they play in the domain of fundamental rights;
• Improving cooperation among European lawyers.

Its activities include:

• Desk review on the legal framework of European fundamental rights;
• Implementation of the training programme;
• Issuing of a policy statement on the role of lawyers in the domain of fundamental rights;
• A final European conference and other communication activities.

The expected results are:

• Awareness raising on the European Charter of Fundamental Rights among lawyers;
• Better competency on the European law on the protection of fundamental rights;
• Better implementation of the Charter.