… 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, signed in Rome on 4 November 1950 (‘the ECHR’), which correspond, in the EU legal order, to
Articles
47
and 48 of the
Charter
, holds a prominent place in a democratic society, particularly in criminal matters (ECtHR, 7 July 1989, Soeringv. …
… United Kingdom, CE:ECHR:1989:0707JUD001403888, §113).
61 Similarly, it should be stressed that the principles of
independence
and
impartiality
of justice and the right to effective judicial review are essential standards for respect for the rule of law, which itself forms one of the primary values on which the European Union is founded, as is clear from
Article
2 TEU, the preambles of the EU Treaty and of the Charter (see, to that effect, judgment of 15 September 2016, Klyuyev v Council, T-340/14 …
… Union’s action on the international scene is to seek to advance in the wider world, inter alia, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and respect for international law.
60 Finally, with regard more particularly to the right to a fair trial and to respect for the presumption of innocence, the breach of which is alleged in the present case, it should be noted that, according to the European Court of Human Rights (‘the ECtHR’), the right to a fair trial, as enshrined in
Article
…