Why is the protection of fundamental rights needed in the EU and how has the initial problem been resolved (until now)?

Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Law - European and International Law, Intellectual Properties, grade: B 80%, European Online Academy, language: English, abstract: Why is the protection of fundamental rights needed in the EU? In order to demonstrate the importance of fundamental rights in the European Union (EU), it needs to be clarified what fundamental rights are and how they differ from ...