European human rights standards and their implementation in Ukraine: analysis of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

It is noted that the European vector of development, enshrined in the Constitution of Ukraine since 2019, has prompted large-scale transformations of the national legal system aimed at its gradual harmonization with the legal framework of the European Union (acquis communautaire). The article examines European human rights standards and analyses the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights as a fundamental act of the European Union that enshrines these standards. The legal content of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is analyzed separately, as well as the issue of its implementation in the legal system of Ukraine, which is being integrated into the legal system of the European Union. It emphasizes that human dignity is a fundamental value in European Union law and, given the system of fundamental rights, occupies a decisive place in the hierarchy of fundamental rights of the European Union. It establishes that European standards in the field of human rights should be a benchmark for the development not only of the European Union, its institutions and Member States, but also of other countries that are integrating their national legal orders into the legal system of the European Union. The article analyses certain provisions of the Roadmap on the Rule of Law, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine in May 2025. Thus, among the priority steps within the framework of European integration in Ukraine, it is necessary to develop an Action Plan for the implementation of the National Human Rights Strategy, improve the mechanism for the enforcement of European Court of Human Rights judgments, and introduce annual monitoring of the effectiveness of this mechanism, with a view to enhancing the level of human rights protection both during the war and in the post-war recovery period. In conclusion, it is proposed that Ukraine, as a candidate country for European Union membership, should incorporate European standards into its legal system through European integration reforms and implement the principles and norms of EU law, in particular those relating to fundamental rights, in activities of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government.