Files relating to the teaching career of Prof. Kevin Boyle. The files relate primarily to Kevin's teaching at Queen's University Belfast, University College Galway, La Trobe University, Australia, Yale University, U.S.A., Essex University, U.K and other institutions. The files include personal and professional correspondence, teaching materials and research, conference files and other related records.
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Assorted articles by various academics and professionals relating to racism and hate speech, including "The Pendulum Theory of Individual, Communal and Minority Rights' by Tom Hadden; 'Report on Racism, Xenophobia, Anti-Semitism and Ethnic Discrimination in Serbia' by the Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia (2005); 'Dealing with the Climate of Fear: Restrictions on Hate Speech in the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany'; 'The Internet - A New Horizon for Race Hatred' (2000); 'Racial and Cultural Minorities: An Analysis of Prejudice and Discrimination' (1994); 'Hate Speech in Open Society' by Eric Heinze (2005); 'International Action Against Racial Discrimination'; 'Freedom of Speech and Racism' by David Kretzmer.
This contains two files with correspondence from fellow academics, most prominently from Christopher Murray (13 items in file), concerning Kilroy's work, lectures and other academic projects he has been involved with. NB This is complemented by material in series 29 "Conferences and Exhibitions".
File of documents being copies of academic papers and texts of talks/speeches delivered by Prof. Kevin Boyle. Papers include: "Freedom of Expression and Developing Countries", University of Minnesota Workshop on International Human Rights, 1981. (With manuscript annotation by Boyle); "The International Protection of Minorities", delivered at Lawyers for Human Rights, Stellenbosch Conference, Jan 1989. (With Manuscript annotation by Boyle); "The Place of Human Rights in International Relations", 21st Century Trust 1991 Fellowship Programme; "Human Rights in Europe", Trinity College Dublin, 19 Mar 1992; "Pluralism and Cultural Enrichment in Education", Stormont Hotel, Belfast, Feb 1996. (With manuscript annotation by Boyle); "Freedom of Religion in the World Today", a talk by Boyle to Churches East West Network, London, Nov 2003. File also includes copy of "The Helsinki Process" by Geraldine M. Harvey, University of Essex, 30 Sep 1989. Durham University talk, no date (c. late 1990s) entitled "Interface between human rights and ethics", with manuscript notes by Boyle.
This contains material from Thomas Kilroy's time as a student of UCD, with essays (and a copy of his MA dissertation), references, documents from his auditorship of the English Literature Society, and a collection of "The Student".
File with documents regarding the planning, scheduling and organising of a tour is Ireland, led by Etienne Rynne, of archaeological sites, for a France-based group, Académie Marine. Includes tourist information, brochures and information on tourist sites in Ireland.
Report published by Article 19 as part of their International Standards Series, "Access to the Airwaves: Principles on Freedom of Expression and Broadcast Regulation".