Fundamental rights, as guaranteed by the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and as they result from the constitutional traditions common to the Member States, shall constitute general principles of the Union's law.
Is prionsabail ghinearálta dhlí an Aontais a bheidh sna cearta bunúsacha mar atá siad ráthaithe leis an gCoinbhinsiún Eorpach chun Cearta an Duine agus Saoirsí Bunúsacha a Chosaint agus mar a thig siad as na traidisiúin bhunreachtúla is coiteann do na Ballstáit.