Gauthier de Beco (J.D., KU Leuven; LL.M. University of Nottingham; Ph.D. in Law, University of Louvain) is Reader in Law at the University of Huddersfield, having previously taught at University College London, KU Leuven, and the University of Leeds. He has widely published in the field of international human rights law, including two monographs, four edited collections, and many articles in peer-reviewed journals. He regularly provides advice on the CRPD to international organisations, such as the OHCHR and the European Commission, as well as to civil society organisations, and is involved in a number of research projects relating to disability.