Research Director, Research Center
Introduction
Dr. Katarzyna Zombory serves as Director of Research at the Academy (CEA UM), where she is responsible for the coordination of international academic cooperation and multidisciplinary legal research programmes, as well for overseeing the work of the Academy’s own publishing house, CEA Publishing. She played an important role in the institutional development of the Central European Academy of the University of Miskolc, having led its establishment as Acting Director General in 2022. Prior to assuming her current position, she worked as a Senior Researcher at the Ferenc Mádl Institute of Comparative Law. Her main area of scientific research is public international law, with special focus on human rights law, cultural rights, and international cultural heritage law.
She holds a PhD in public international law from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland (2015), where she also completed her Master’s degree in law. During her academic training, she undertook extensive international studies and fellowships, including at the Centre Européen Universitaire in Nancy, The Hague Academy of International Law, Leiden University, and Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest.
In addition to her research activities, Dr. Katarzyna Zombory is the Chairwoman of the Human Rights Center of the Central European Association for Comparative Law and a member of several international scientific societies, including the International Law Association – Hungarian Branch. She serves on the advisory and editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals and academic book series, contributing to the development and dissemination of comparative and international legal scholarship in Central Europe and beyond.
In addition to her research activities, Dr. Katarzyna Zombory is the Chairwoman of the Human Rights Center of the Central European Association for Comparative Law and a member of several international scientific societies, including the International Law Association – Hungarian Branch. She serves on the advisory and editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals and academic book series, contributing to the development and dissemination of comparative and international legal scholarship in Central Europe and beyond.
Dr. Katarzyna Zombory
Research Director, Research Center
More about work
She was the leader and member of the 2023 Central European Professors Network research group entitled „Common Defense Policy – Legal Framework for the Development of the European Defense Industry.”
She is the supervisor of the doctoral program entitled „Central European Comparative Law” at the Deák Ferenc Doctoral School of Political Science and Law at the University of Miskolc.
She is the supervisor of the doctoral program entitled „Central European Comparative Law” at the Deák Ferenc Doctoral School of Political Science and Law at the University of Miskolc.
She is a member of the editorial board of the following scientific journals published by CEA Publishing: a) Central European Academy Law Review, b) Law, Identity and Values, c) Central European Journal of Comparative Law, d) CEA Yearbook of Polish Law.
She is a member of the editorial board of the following book series published by CEA Publishing: a) Studies of the Polish-Hungarian Professors Network, b) Legal Studies on Central Europe.
She is the managing editor of the following book series published by CEA Publishing: a) SUN.
She is the (co-)editor and author of the following books published by CEA Publishing: a) Shielding Europe with the Common Security and Defense Policy: The EU Legal Framework for the Development of an Innovative European Defense Industry in Times of a Changing Global Security Environment (2024), b) Religion and Children’s Rights (2025), c) Child-Friendly Justice. The Participation and the Rights of the Child in Court Proceedings From a Central European Comparative Perspective (2025), d) Human Rights Systems Outside of Europe (planned for 2026), e) Human Rights from a Central and Eastern European Perspective (planned for 2026),
Author of the following books published by CEA Publishing: a) International Law From a Central European Perspective (2022), b) Children’s Rights in Regional Human Rights Systems (2024), c) The ECHR at 70: The Central European Narrative (2024), d) Human Rights Protection of Vulnerable Groups (planned for 2026). Author of academic articles published in the following academic journals of CEA Publishing: a) Central European Journal of Comparative Law.
She is a member of the editorial board of the following book series published by CEA Publishing: a) Studies of the Polish-Hungarian Professors Network, b) Legal Studies on Central Europe.
She is the managing editor of the following book series published by CEA Publishing: a) SUN.
She is the (co-)editor and author of the following books published by CEA Publishing: a) Shielding Europe with the Common Security and Defense Policy: The EU Legal Framework for the Development of an Innovative European Defense Industry in Times of a Changing Global Security Environment (2024), b) Religion and Children’s Rights (2025), c) Child-Friendly Justice. The Participation and the Rights of the Child in Court Proceedings From a Central European Comparative Perspective (2025), d) Human Rights Systems Outside of Europe (planned for 2026), e) Human Rights from a Central and Eastern European Perspective (planned for 2026),
Author of the following books published by CEA Publishing: a) International Law From a Central European Perspective (2022), b) Children’s Rights in Regional Human Rights Systems (2024), c) The ECHR at 70: The Central European Narrative (2024), d) Human Rights Protection of Vulnerable Groups (planned for 2026). Author of academic articles published in the following academic journals of CEA Publishing: a) Central European Journal of Comparative Law.
Book chapters
The Practice of Children’s Rights Protection in the Americas
Children’s Rights in the Inter-American System of Human Rights: Framework and Institutions
The Protection of Cultural Heritage in International Law
The Effectiveness of Constitutional Complaint as a Domestic Remedy for the ECHR Violations
Legal Aspects of Hybrid Threats and Warfare
Articles
Food Sovereignty: Is There an Emerging Paradigm in V4 Countries for the Regulation of the Acquisition of Ownership of Agricultural Lands by Legal Persons?
