The article deals with the new development regarding the adoption of the European Convention for Human Rights by the European Union. The foundations for this development were laid down in the Lisbon Treaty in 2007 and the 14th Protocol to the European Convention for Human Rights in 2004. Consequently, the EU would also be subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court for Human Rights when human rights are concerned. However, the prolonged negotiation process that started after these two instruments had come into force showed that there are many open issues and that the European Court of Justice is not going to relinquish part of its jurisdiction so easily.