Documents include conference records as follows:
Shorthand notebook with cover page "Blue Notebook" and in manuscript writing by Prof. Kevin Boyle. Note on inside cover states "Washington D.C. Conference" and includes notes and comments on talks given by conference delegates on a wide range of topics such as "Regions, Nations and Europe", Scottish Identity and Constitution", "U.K. Constitutional Reform" and other topics;
List of participants at seminar on "The Promotion and Protection of International Human Rights: A Seminar for Officials from Small Commonwealth States" (4 - 14 Mar 1991, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex)
Seminar on "Freedom of Conscience", organised by the Secretariat General of the Council of Europe, Leiden 12 - 14 Nov 1992, and featuring full text of report delivered by Prof. Kevin Boyle on "Freedom of Conscience in International Law";
Programme for Human Rights Summer School at the Citizenship Foundation in Association with the Centre for Human Rights, University of Essex, directed by Hugh Starkey (15-18 Jul 1993) focusing on the teaching of Human Rights and featuring a lecture by Prof. Kevin Boyle;
File of correspondence between Boyle and Proinsias Ó Drisceóil regarding Boyle giving a lecture for Kilkenny VEC to mark the United Nations Year For Tolerance (1994)
Programme from Conference on the Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights - Human Rights on the Americas - at the Institute of Advanced Studies, London (17 Nov 1995); Conference on Co-operation between Humanitarian Organisations and Human Rights Organisations (Dec 1995)
Invitation to Prof. Kevin Boyle to participate at and programme for conference on Human Rights, Refugees and the Restoration of Stability: the Role of the E.U. and hosted by the Institute for Advanced Public Policy and Research. (Jan 1996);
Book of published conference proceedings entitled "Regional and Inter-Regional Development in Transition Societies: Economic, Legal, Political and Security Dimensions" held at the University of Essex and featuring a paper by Boyle entitled "Regional Authorities and Democratic Audit".
Documents relating to conference attended and/or participated in by Prof. Kevin Boyle, including:
Graduate Seminar on Economic and Social Rights, 22 Feb 1997 at University of Essex; "Institutional Horizontal Accountability - How Democracies Can Fight Corruption and the Abuse of Power" (26-29 Jun 1997, Vienna);
"Human Rights, Governments and the Law", Human Rights Centre, Essex (16 Feb 1998)
Conference on "The Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in Acute Crisis" University of Essex, (11-13 Feb 1998)
Programme and itinerary of visit to Mexico by Prof Kevin Boyle (Nov 1999) and other such documents.
Print report from conference "The Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in an Acute Crisis" Note: Kevin Boyle and Aisling Reidy were General Rapporteurs for this conference (11-13 Feb 1998).
File of documents relating to conferences attended by and/or participated in by Prof. Kevin Boyle, including:
"International Conference on Discrimination and Toleration" at the University of Copenhagen (7 - 9 May 2000);
Poster from 'Brown-Bag Lunch with Kevin Boyle' on Bankovic v. NATO States: Is NATO Accountable for Human Rights Violations?", at Faculty Lounge, Yale Law School, USA, Dec 2000;
Conference on "The European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights: Context and Possibilities", (29 June 2001), London;
File of documents relating to 5-day European Convention of Human Rights of Human Rights Course for students of ICJ-Sweden. organised by Douwe Korff, Fellow at University of Essex. (18-24 Apr 1999)
Also, programme for Bill of Rights event organised by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (2 Dec 2002), Belfast, at which Boyle delivered the opening address.
File of documents relating to conference at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Rue des Irlandais, Paris, marking the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Sean McBride. Prof. Kevin Boyle spoke at this conference with a paper entitled "The Death Penalty Outside Europe". Includes detailed documents on Boyle's attendance and research for the conference, such as manuscript draft of paper and notes, email correspondence and conference programme etc. File also includes draft of a paper on the death penalty which was written by Prof. William Schabas and sent to Boyle for reading and comment.
File of documents relating to conferences attended by and/or contributed to by Prof. Kevin Boyle, including: "National Human Rights Institutions: What Makes Them Effective?", Notre Dame University, London, Boyle delivered opening address (1 Nov 2003); Programme from The Department of Foreign Affairs (Ireland) sixth annual NGO Forum on Human Rights, Croke Park, Dublin. Boyle was Special Rapporteur for the conference. (Dec 2004); Conference on the European Constitutional Treaty: a Critical assessment, University of Essex (Nov 2004); conference on "Freedom to Manifest One's Religion . . .", British Institute of International and Comparative Law, London. Boyle was a speaker at this conference. Conference pack including final report from the conference on "Human Rights: Interpretation and Implementation", an alumni conference on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of the Human Rights Centre, University of Essex (4-6 Jul 2008), organised by Prof. Kevin Boyle.
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.
Various editions of the University of Essex Newsletter, "Wyvern", dated 22 May 1991, with feature on British democracy and the University Human Rights Centre; 4 Nov 1992, with headline of "Bosnian Professor safe at Essex" referring to Prof. Zoran Pajic, who fled the conflict in Yugoslavia. A note attached written by Joan Boyle, wife of Kevin Boyle, pointed out that it was largely due to Kevin's efforts that the Pajic family came to Essex and they remain close friends; January 1999 with front page reporting on Knighthood for Prof. Nigel Rodley. MS note on top by [ ], stating this . . . "is clearly the Human Rights Centre Newsletter". Also includes "Essex HRAA News", Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2009, featuring cover image of Kevin Boyle. Print issue of Human Rights Centre Newsletter, University of Essex, December 1992, with introduction by Kevin Boyle, Director, Human Rights Centre.
File of documents relating to the European Science Foundation Project. Documents include letter to Prof. Kevin Boyle from Peter Colyer, European Science Foundation, enquiring of Boyle further information about Boyle's proposed Research Network (14 Jan 1993); a number of newsletters and bulletins from the European Office of University of Essex and also of U.K. Research and Higher Education; manuscript notes by Boyle and other such items.
File of documents relating to the work and contribution by Prof. Kevin Boyle and numerous others regarding a network of Human Rights research and information database. File includes detailed correspondence between Boyle and various others such as Martin Hogan, regarding Queen's University Belfast States of Emergency Database, outlining the resources and countries available within the database (Nov 1994), an introduction and user guide to the database; Letter from Colin Campbell, Queen's University, Belfast expressing interest in developing an electronic bulletin board linking all Human Rights Centres in Britain and Ireland (18 Nov 1994); Report from Martin Hogan on the Internet and Human Rights (13 Oct 1994), Memorandum at Human Rights Centre, Essex, regarding query from Amnesty International on collaboration on databases (30 Sep 1994) Manuscript notes by Boyle taken during discussion and meeting with Martin Hogan, being an initial outline for the 'Internet Essex Project' (n.d.); Further documents and correspondence between Boyle, Hogan and others about the Human Rights database are present. A series of letters detailing the fall-out, dispute and allegations of theft of files and documents made by Hogan against the Human Rights Centre at University Essex are present. Hogan initiated legal action about closure of the website and removal of his files. These letters are closed until 01/01/2025. File also includes letters relating to Boyle being involved with the advisory board of the group 'DIANA' - Direct Information Access Network Association - being an consortium of international human rights scholars and advocates seeking to establish an internet-based library of international human rights documentation. Charter of DIANA also present (Nov 1994)
Documents relating to Boyle's communication and efforts in a network between Human Rights centres in Britain and Ireland. Includes minutes of meetings from 'Network Participants' in international Human Rights. Those copied on the documents include Prof. Kevin Boyle, Steven Livingstone, William Schabas, Colm Campbell, Ann Miller and Ann Sherlock, discussing matters from various Centres, discussion on devolution and other issues. (Oct 1999) File also includes letter from Ann Sherlock, University of Aberystwyth, Wales, further discussing a Human Rights Network (21 Nov 2000) and a letter from Boyle to Prof. Gerard Quinn, NUI Galway, congratulating him on his Chair of Law and further discussing the need for and role of a network of Human Rights Centres. (30 Apr 2001)