Annex I
Biographical data form of candidates to human rights treaty bodies
László G. LOVÁSZY Ph.D.
Candidate of Hungary
to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with disabilities for 2017-2020
Personal data
Name and first name:László Gábor LOVÁSZY, Ph.D.
Date and place of birth:11.04.1973, Budapest, Hungary
Working languages:Hungarian (fluent), English (fluent), international sign language, German (basic)
Current position/function
2015 -Guest lecturer, National University of Public Service, Faculty of Public Administration,
Budapest, Hungary
2013 -Guest lecturer, University of Pécs, Faculty of Law, Pécs, Hungary
2012 - Expert to ZERO Project Network, Vienna, Austria
2012 - Member of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
2009-Adviser to Ádám KÓSA, member of the European Parliament (the first deaf member of the
European Parliament, acting co-president of the Disability Intergroup), Brussels
Main professional activities
2016 - Member of EuroScience (France)
2015 -Member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Society (USA)
2015 -E-learning author and presenter at the Prime Minister’s Office on EU policies, Hungary
2008-2009Financial controller/lawyer, Ministry of National Development and Economy
of Hungary,Budapest
2005-2012Guest lecturer, Bárczi Gusztáv College of Special Education, Eötvös Loránd University,
Budapest, Hungary
2005National expert and trainee at European Commission, DG Research, Brussels
2003-2005Representative of Hungary in the Committee on Rehabilitation and Integration of People
with Disabilities of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg
2001-2008Civil servant, Disability and Social Inclusion Units, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour
of Hungary, Budapest
Educational background
2009Legal Professional(Bar) Examination, Ministry of Justice and Law Enforcement
ofHungary, Budapest
2001-2007Ph.D., University of Szeged, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Szeged, Hungary,
summa cum lade
2004Diploma of European Affairs, École Nationale d’Administration (France) in cooperationwith
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary, Budapest
2002-2003Diploma of ESL-program, Ludwig Maximilians Universität, Munich, Germany
1995-2000 M.Sc. Law, University of Szeged, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Szeged, Hungary
Other main, selected activities in the field relevant to the mandate of the treaty body concerned
2015Presentation at VII Conference by Turismabile - Tourism for All: Autonomy wins on Accessible tourism as an opportunity, Asti, Italy
2014-2015Presentations at the 7th and 8thBudapest Human Rights Forum in panel discussions onDisability aspect of human rights and the POST-2015 Development Agenda / on Disability and the future market trends, Budapest, Hungary
2015Presentation at 1st National Meeting of Schools and Resource Centre for Inclusion with Associaciao do Porto de Paralisia Cerebral (APPC)on Reinventing education – A path to an undiscovered inclusive world, Porto, Portugal
2015 Lecture at European Disability Forum’s Seminar for strengthening engagement with the UN CRPD Committee on Practical exercise: drafting of alternative reports and answers to the list of issues – Strategy recommendation on shadow reports,Brussels, Belgium
2013Presentation at Apple Inc. Reaching All Learners Conference on Accessibility to all(?)! - What makes you think you will be an exception?, Prague, Czech Republic
2007-2008 TeachingDisability Studies at INFONIA Foundation in cooperation with the National Institution
ofFamily and Social Policies and Budapest University of Technology and Economics,
Budapest, Hungary
2005-2012Guest lecturer in the field of disability with special regards to EU and UN laws and rules
ondisability, Bárczi Gusztáv College of Special Education, Eötvös Loránd University,
Budapest,Hungary
List of most recent publications in the field
2016 Innovation has changed the meaning of rehabilitation-What has changed on the 10th anniversary
of the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, EuroScientist, 03.02.2016
2014On the latest generation of human rights – and about a sustainable and safe Europe, Kapocs,
yrs 13., issue 62., 2014/3, pp.19-31.
2014International and European overview regarding the situation of people with disabilitiesIn: Lovászy, L - I. Sziklai (eds). Legislation and supporting system for persons with disabilities in Europe and Hungarywith regards to the proposals of the Hungarian national umbrella organisations, EPP Group, 2014, pp. 8-12.
2014There is no human rights based democracy without the right to vote for all - what are the
challenges of Article 29 UNCRPD?, European Union on the Deaf, In: A Pabsch (Ed.)
Article 29: Participation in Political and Public Life. Brussels: in UNCRPD Implementation
in Europe – A Deaf Perspective, 2014, pp.29-38.
2012Disability policies in Europe and Hungary In: A. Csongor - I. Sziklai (eds) Development Policy, Strategic Programming in Social policy, Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Social Sciences, pp.175-221.
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