The entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009 caused the EU's Charter of Fundamental Rights to be granted binding effect. This raised a host of intriguing questions: ** Would this transform the EU's commitment to fundamental rights? ** Should it transform that commitment? ** How, if at all, can competing rights and principles be balanced? (The interaction of the social and the economic spheres offers a particular challenge). ** How deeply does the EU conception of fundamental rights reach into and bind national law and practice? ** How deeply does it affect private parties? ** How much...