The EU is also a unique political experiment because it has introduced numerous individual rights while not having the coercive power to enforce them. Yet, thanks to complex and often too slow legal arrangements, the European Union has managed to modify the legislation of the member countries and to ensure that the rights enshrined were applied in the member states. This is probably the most marked case in which the juridical and judicial arrangements have succeeded in influencing the behavior of the executive power. However, European citizens are not always aware of the devices offered to them by the European institutions. The project aims to help spread awareness among European citizens and civil society institutions that European institutions can protect their rights. The IRPPS carries out the coordination and is developing several case studies showing how individuals, non-governmental organizations and associations can use European institutions. From a regulatory point of view, the project also identifies the obstacles present, showing when and why the Community institutions prove to be ineffective.

The ambition of the Project is to arrive at a typology of actions and subjects that can take advantage of the rights sanctioned and promoted by the European Union and other institutions (such as, for example, the European Court of Human Rights).
The European case is unique in the sense that it allows rights to be defended through judicial and para-judicial instruments without having a coercive power of last resort. This is possible thanks to a network of actions carried out by different and decentralized authorities and political subjects.