Summary: The Charter is a Council of Europe treaty that guarantees fundamental social and economic rights as a counterpart to the European Convention on Human Rights, which refers to civil and political rights. It guarantees a broad range of everyday human rights related to employment, housing, health, education, social protection and welfare.
Signed: 03/05/1996
Sanctioned and promulgated: 28/02/2003
International ratification: 02/03/2004
Entry into force: 01/05/2004