This Directive respects the principles recognised by Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), respects fundamental rights and freedoms and observes the principles recognised, in particular, by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, including those set out in Titles II, III, V and VI thereof which encompass, inter alia, the right to respect for private and family life and the right to protection of personal data, the principles of legality and proportionality of criminal offences and penalties, covering also the requirement of precision, clarity and foreseeability in criminal law, the presumption of innocence, as well as the rights of suspects and accused persons to have access to a lawyer, the right not to incriminate oneself and the right to a fair trial.
Leis an Treoir seo, urramaítear na prionsabail a aithnítear in Airteagal 2 den Chonradh ar an Aontas Eorpaigh (CAE), urramaítear cearta agus saoirsí bunúsacha agus cloítear leis na prionsabail a aithnítear, go háirithe, sa Chairt um Chearta Bunúsacha an Aontais Eorpaigh, lena n-áirítear na cinn sin a leagtar amach i dTeidil II, III, V agus VI di lena gcuimsítear, inter alia, an ceart go n-urramófaí an saol príobháideach agus saol an teaghlaigh agus an ceart go ndéanfaí sonraí pearsanta a chosaint, prionsabail na dlíthiúlachta agus na comhréireachta i dtaca le cionta coiriúla agus pionóis, lena gcumhdaítear freisin an ceanglas maidir le cruinneas, soiléireacht agus intuarthacht sa dlí coiriúil, toimhde na neamhchiontachta, mar aon le cearta na ndaoine atá faoi dhrochamhras agus na ndaoine atá cúisithe in imeachtaí coiriúla dlíodóir a fháil, an ceart gan iad féin a ionchoiriú agus an ceart chun trialach córa.