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Dr. Gabriella Kármán PhD E-mail: |
Main research subjects
| 1. | Forensic examinations in the XXIst century | |
| – | The use of graphology as evidence | |
| – | Automatization in handwriting identification | |
| – | New possibilities and perspectives in forensic handwriting analysis | |
| – | Traditional forensic examinations in light of the ossibilities of automatisation | |
| – | Creditability of expert opinion in light of scientific development | |
| – | Changes of credibility conditions in expert evidence in the context of the criminal justice system of the United States | |
| – | Latest events in the phylogeny of forensic sciences and forensic examinations | |
| – | Factors of the transfer f forensic expert opinions | |
| – | Changes of priniciples and methodologies in the fields of forensic sciencies in Hungary in accordance with the accreditation criteria of the EU | |
| 2. | Legal means for the protection of cultural goods (With special regard to the issues of criminal law) |
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| – | Forensic methods of the identification of forged works of art false works of art | |
| – | Legal instruments of the fight against art forgery | |
| – | Art forgery in the Hungarian criminal justice system | |
| 3. | Research on the crimes against intellectual property | |
| 4. | Rules of evidence in common law jurisdictions | |
| 5. | Risk assessment of the financing of money laundering and terrorism in Hungary |
Current research projects
| 2015 | • | The regulation of integrity testing in the member states of the European Union |
| • | Current issues on the crimes against intellectual property | |
| • | Changes of priniciples and methodologies in the fields of forensic sciencies in Hungary in accordance with the accreditation criteria in EU | |
| 2014/15 | • | An analysis of art-forgeries in Hungary on basis of some criminal records |
| 2014/15 | • | A case file analysis on art forgery in Hungary |
| 2014 | • | Current issues on the transfer of evidence in European Evidence Warrant and in European Investigation Order |
| 2013 | • | The relevance of the accreditation of forensic laboratories in evidence and evidentiary procedure |
| • | Theory and practice of the common law criminal procedure | |
| 2012 | • | Evaluating the risk of the financing of money laundering and terrorism in Hungary (with Ádám Mészáros and Katalin Tilki) |
| • | Reliability as a criteria of the credibility of forensic scientific opinion | |
| 2011 | • | Recent developments in the phylogeny of forensic sciences and forensic examinations |
| • | Gnoseology related to the development of forensic sciences | |
| 2010 | • | Research on the crimes against intellectual property (with László Tibor Nagy, Ádám Mészáros, Imre Szabó and Szandra Windt) |
| • | Forgery and the identification of forged works of art – forensic scientific methods (with Anna Kiss) | |
| • | About new developments of forensic registries on the apropos of the new criminal records act | |
| 2009 | • | Changes in the admissibility factors of expert witness testimony in the USA |
| 2006 | • | Questions of the forensic use of DNA profiling |
| 2005/06 | • | New developmental tendencies in forensic handwriting identification |
| 2003 | • | Using DNA for forensic purposes |
| • | Criminal law practice experiences on the protection of cultural heritage | |
| 2001/03 | • | Criminal law practice experiences on the protection of cultural heritage |
| 2000/03 | • | The instruments of criminal law and forensic sciences for the protection of the cultural heritage (with Anna Kiss and László Kriston) |
| 1999/2000 | • | Automated methods of forensic handwriting identification |
| 1995/98 | • | Forensic handwriting analysis and graphology in the procedure of evidence |
Professional experiences
| 2011– | Head of Working group against art forgery | |
| 1998/2003 | Research and research organisation, Institute of Graphology The use of computer-aided graphometrie methods and taking part in their development |
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| 1998– | Researcher, National Institute of Criminology, Criminalistics, Criminalistics Department (At present: National Institute of Criminology, Division of Criminal Law Sciences) 2019– : Senior Research Fellow 1999–2018: Research Fellow 1995–1998: Junior Research Fellow |
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| 1995/1997 | Legal practice at the Prosecutor’s Office in Budapest (Districts V-VIII-XIII; Metropolitan Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office) |
Education and courses
| 2001–2018 | PhD course Eötvös Loránd University, Faculty of Law, Budapest Principal subject area: Criminalistics |
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| 1998 | Special Legal Examination | |
| 1990/95 | Lawyer The University of Miskolc, Faculty of Law |
Scholarships and Awards
| 1993 | The Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg (Germany) Research paper (in German) „The construction of European Criminal Law – Pesented on the example of drug-related crimes" |
Educational activities
| 1998/2003 | Lecturer, Institute of Graphology teaching „Computer-aided graphomety” and „Law and ethics” |
Language skills
Russian – Intermediate state examination, Type „C” (1990)
German – Intermediate state examination, Type „C” (1989)
Special skills
| 2004 | Handwriting expert, National Institute of Handwriting Experiment, Eger | |
| 1997 | Graphologist, Institute of Graphology, Budapest |
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