Since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, these principles are also clearly laid
down by the Treaties and by the Charter of Fundamental Rights (with the same legal
value). The Charter draws on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the
European Social Charter and other human rights conventions, the constitutional
traditions common to the EU Member States, and the Court's case law. Even if some of
its provisions refine, or even develop, existing human-rights instruments, the Charter
does not extend EU competence. However, as part of the body of EU constitutional
rules and principles, the Charter is binding upon the EU institutions when adopting new
measures as well as on the Member States when implementing them