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Correspondence, minutes and other material for Euro Avocats including menu for dinner at Garrick Club, possibly hosted by Sir Anthony Lester, QC, 16/02/1990; newsletter for Walder Wyss and Partner, Zurich, May 1990; thank you letter from Mary Robinson to other members for special dinner in her honour to mark her nomination for President of Ireland, with menu signed by attendees, 13/06/1990, and list of members by country with their working addresses and contact details.

The ICEL [Irish Centre for European Law] was founded, June 1988 by Mary Robinson (MR), to advance legal education by focusing on issues arising from the European Community's Single Market Programme, which was designed to achieve an integrated market of ca 320 million by the end of 1992. This initiative was taken at a time when university cutbacks would otherwise have inhibited academic developments in this field. Established and based in Trinity College Dublin, ICEL had MR as its director for the 1st two years, and as Chair of the Executive Board, with Nicholas Robinson (NR) as Administrator. At some point in 1991, Alex Shuster took over as Director and Pauline Curtin as Administrator. NR continued for an unknown period on Board, and MR is listed as a Patron.

Material consists of memorandum and articles of associations (P143/1/7/1), material relating to a two-year policy-oriented project known as the Study Group on European Citizenship (P143/1/7/2), correspondence, minutes, agendas (P143/1/7/3,4), pamphlets, membership forms, flyers and newsletters (P143/1/7/5) and material relating to MR’s visit to Sweden, as Director of ICEL, May 1990.

Memorandum and articles of associations of Irish Centre for European Law Limited x 3 (13/5/1988).

This file concerns a two-year policy-oriented project known as the Study Group on European Citizenship, of which Mary Robinson (MR) was part and consists of material related to a series of workshops which were held jointly by the Federal Trust for Education and Research (FTER), the British Institute for International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London (IALS) between 1988 and 1990. Material includes correspondence between MR and Dr Roy Pryce, Director of FTER, 01/12/1988-06/03/1989, itineraries, handwritten notes, lists of participants (no contact details), progress reports, discussion papers, research material, circulars and correspondence from Gary T Miller, Rapporteur, FTER/BIICL/IALS, 09/03/1989-12/09/1990, correspondence between MR and JP Gardner, MA, Director BIICL, 11/08/1989-09/02/1990.

This file consists of correspondence to both Mary Robinson and Nicholas Robinson (as Administrator), agendas, minutes, management accounts and other material related to the ICEL [Irish Centre for European Law], 29/08/1989-12/1991. It includes correspondence wishing MR luck in her Presidential campaign, correspondence relating to the awarding of funding to the centre from the Commission of European Communities, correspondence, programmes and other material relating to ICEL conferences, material relating to book sales, the ICEL's application for charitable status (10/06/1991).

This file consists of correspondence to Nicholas Robinson as Administrator, agendas, minutes, conference and lecture programmes, financial statements and other material related to the ICEL [Irish Centre for European Law], 1992/1993.

Pamphlets, blank membership application forms, flyers and newsletters including ICEL [Irish Centre for European Law] bulletin July 1991, October 1991, June/July 1992 and International Centre for Parliamentary Documentation Library list of books and articles catalogued, 1990.

Material relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s visit to Sweden as Director of the Irish Centre for European Law and Candidate for President of Ireland, invited by Swedish Embassy Dublin in cooperation with Swedish Institute Stockholm, May 1990. Material includes background information on equality in Sweden, factsheets, programmes and itineraries, reports and material relating to Swedish Federation of Liberal Women.

The IATL [International Academy of Trial Lawyers] is an international fellowship of lawyers whose mission is to protect and promote the Rule of Law. The Academy was founded in 1954 and is recognized as the most prestigious organization of trial lawyers in the world. Fellowship in the Academy is by invitation only. Mary Robinson was accepted as fellow in 1989. Stops membership for term of presidency (1990-1997) but still received circulars, journals etc., and in 2003 she was presented with IATL's International Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, (See P143/1/8/5). Material is arranged chronologically across five file and includes correspondence, circulars and journals.

Material in this file consists of correspondence, bulletins, agendas, meeting notes and other material relating to IATL [International Academy of Trial Lawyers ], 1989, including text of speech of John W Reed, Dean at 35th anniversary meeting, Boston, 27/05/1989; copy of letter between Mary Robinson (MR) and Barbata V Laskin, Executive Director, IATL in relation to MR being accepted for fellowship to the IATL, 05/01-12/06/1989; IATL Bulletin 07/1989; programme excerpts for International Conference of IATL, Bologna, Italy, 09/1989; brochures, circulars and other material relating to IATL trips to Israel and the annual meeting in Philadelphia, USA (11/1989).