Gerard Quinn

Quinn was a graduate of University College, Galway and he was called to the Irish Bar in 1983. He was awarded a masters (LLM) and doctorate in law (SJD) from Harvard Law School.^[3] He is an authority on comparative disability law and policy.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

In October, 2020, Quinn was appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council as the second UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.^[12] He succeeded the founding rapporteur Catalina Devandas Aguilar of Costa Rica.^[13] Following Quinn's appointment, his ideas on the importance of disability law and policy have been disseminated by Open Society Foundations,^[14] the European Network on Independent Living.^[15] He was succeeded as rapporteur by the Egyptian parliamentarian Heba Hagrass.^[13]

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