File of documents relating to the 20th anniversary publication marking the establishment of Article 19. Includes a proposal for the document with aims and objectives, a funding proposal for the publication, other research documents such as manuscript notes by Kevin Boyle on the history of Article 19, a copy of the published booklet, "Defending Free Speech" - The First Ten Years Article 19; the text of the statement by Zwelakhe Sisulu on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of founding of Article 19 (London Dec 2008) - Sisulu was defended by Article 19 in one of their first cases. Also includes copy of a an early outline and plan for Article 19 that was written by Boyle and dating from the late 1980s. Includes printed publication - "XX Speaking Out for Free Expression, 1987 - 2007 and Beyond" celebrating 20 years of Article 19. Includes article by Kevin Boyle on the origins and achievements of Article 19.
Colour photographs, 126mm X 99mm, and were filed with Article 19 documents. The images are from a social professional event, perhaps a conference or launch. The items are in an envelope and labelled "Kevin Boyle".
Files of correspondence between Article 19 (including its staff, Board and associates), being internal communication, letters, memos and emails and also external communication between those groups and numerous other groups, NGO's, research bodies and institutes, academics, individuals, news groups and other such groups.
File of letters between members of Article staff and Board and numerous other groups and individuals. Correspondents include Prof. Kevin Boyle, Martin Ennals; Claude Akpokavie; Mr. B Dembitzer; Katarina Tomasevski of Defence for Children International; Kevin Martin, Philip Spender of Index on Censorship; George Theiner, Editor of Index on Censorship; Friederike Knabe, Head of Centre on Censorship, London; Kieran Boothman; Sir David Goodall, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Downing Street, London; Kit Carson, Dean of Legal Studies, La Trobe University, Melbourne; Ciarán Ó Maoláin; Douglas Gageby, Editor of the Irish Times; Maeve Doyle, Law Librarian at the Hardiman Library, University College Galway (NUI Galway) who was a colleague and friend of Boyle who writes with best wishes to Boyle and attaches a front page cutting of the Galway Advertiser with story "New Group to fight Censorship" on Article 19 and with an image of Boyle (6-9 Dec 1986). Letters include from Boyle to Kit Carson of La Trobe University, Melbourne, where Boyle was based, informing Carson of having applied for position of Article and outlining his reasons but also his position being torn between staying in Australia and contributing to an Australian Human Rights Centre (8 Apr 1986); letter of expression of interest in position of Director of Article 19, from Boyle to Martin Ennals (8 Apr 1986); Letters present also discuss the decision on a premises and base for Article 19; the Job Description advertised for the position of Director of Article 19; a letter of application and essay of interest sent by Boyle in relation to position of Director of Article 19 (Apr 1986), letters of reference in support of Boyle, including those written by David Astor (Jun 1986); the letter from the Board of Article 19 writing to Kevin Boyle confirming and offering Boyle the position of Director of Article 19; Other letters refer to Northern Ireland such as from Jim Cotton, of the Boston Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Massasoit Community College who discusses a booklet he wrote on the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) and comments on the atmosphere in 1970 and on John Hume, Bernadette Devlin, Eamon McCann, Michael Farrell and others involved at the time (29 Dec 1986). Letter also present from Senator Mary Robinson S.C., Ranelagh, to Boyle and wishing him well in position with Article 19. (14 Nov 1986)
File of letters between members of Article staff and Board and numerous other groups and individuals. Correspondents include Prof. Kevin Boyle and numerous others.
File of letters between members of Article staff and Board and numerous other groups and individuals. Correspondants include Prof. Kevin Boyle, Bill Shipsey of Amnesty International; Mr. B.C. Schmidt Jr, President, Yale University, New Haven Connectict; Jane Cramp, Managing Editor, Irish Current Law Statutes Annotated; George and Mary Gale, Prof. James (Jim) C. Brady, Faculty of Law, University College Dublin; Alan Shatter T.D., Dail Eireann; Patricia Thomas, The Nuffield Foundation; Prof. Jock and Mrs. Brookfield, Wilson College, Cambridge; Michael Allen, Faculty of Law, University, Newcastle; Prof. Anthony (Tony) W. Bradley, University of Edinburgh; Alice Henkin; Margaret A. Williams, School of Law, Washington and Lee University, Virginia; Prof. L.H. Larue; Prof. Bert Lockwood, Law School, University of Cincinnati; Prof. Orlando and Judy Delogu; Sir David Goodall, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, London; Finola O'Sullivan, Dublin; Eanonn Gildea, Private Secretary , Office of the Minister of State, (George Birmingham) Dept. of Foreign Affairs, Dublin; John McEldowney, University of Warwick; Dr. Hans Kung, Germany; Sean Hurley, Office of the Ombudsman, Dublin; Noel Dorr, Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin; Brian Lenihan, T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dublin; An Taoiseach, Charles J. Haughey, Dublin; Dr. Garret Fitzgerald, T.D., Dublin, John Yates, Galway; Jim Tierney, Galway; Peter Wyer, Galway.
File of letters between members of Article staff and Board and numerous other groups and individuals. Correspondents include Prof. Kevin Boyle and An Taoiseach, Charles J. Haughey, thanking Boyle for his previous letter of good wishes and taking on board Boyle's comments about engaging with the Irish diaspora abroad and establishing an Advisory Board for the Irish Abroad (30 Apr 1987); Noel Dorr, Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs; Martin Ennals, London; Patrick O'Meara, Secretary, National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Republic of Ireland; Justice Niall McCarthy, the Supreme Court Dublin; Dr. Garret FitzGerald, T.D., Dublin; Barbera Foster Adams; Marian O'Driscoll, Office of the Minister for Education, Dublin; Dr. Anthony (Tony )Kenny, Baliol College, Oxford University; Daniel Ish, University of Saskatchewan; Mary and Richard Haggart, Surrey; Declan O'Donovan, Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin; Prof. Niall Osborough, School of Law, University College Dublin; Brian Lenihan, T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dublin; Michael Hatch, Dept. of Law, University of Essex, John McGarry, Dept. of Political Science, University of Western Ontario; Jim Cotton, Massasoit Community College, Massachusetts (regarding the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association - NICRA); Michael Meyer, British Red Cross; Catherine Lyons, University College Galway, regarding continued leave of absence for Prof. Kevin Boyle (15 Jun 1987); Gerard Hogan, Trinity College Dublin; Gerard Quinn, Dept. of Law, University College Cork; John McGarry, University of Western Ontario; Prof. Roger Clark, Trinity College Dublin; Dr. Bertram Ramcharan, Human Rights Centre, Geneva; Just Hayes, America-Ireland Fund; Desmond Curley, Legal Committee for Travelling People; Prof. Tom Hadden Queen's University Belfast.
File of letters between members of Article staff and Board and numerous other groups and individuals. Correspondents include Prof. Kevin Boyle and Robert B. McKay, School of Law, New York University; John McGarry, The University of Western Ontario; Daniel Ish, University of Saskatchewan; Ann Bradley, 'Newsnight', the B.B.C., London; Geoff Gilbert, Dept. of Law, Polytechnic of North London; Dr. Ian Duncanson, Centre for Criminology, University of Edinburgh; Prof. Orlando Delogu, University of Cincinnati; Kenneth Philp, University of Texas; Patricia Thomas, The Nuffield Foundation; Leslie Broer, London; Richard Hart, Oxford University Press; Brian Morton, Literary Editor, The Times Higher Education Supplement; Michael O'Connell, Nottingham; Alice Henkin, New York; William E. Hellerstein, Brooklyn Law School; Prof. Tom Hadden, Portadown, Armagh; Prof. Douglas Hay, York University; Mr. Frank Mac Gabhann, Dublin; Mrs. V.J. Bush, Dept. of Law, Queen Mary College, University of London; Ivan Topping, University of Ulster; Rajeev Dhavan, Brunel University of West London; Geoff Gilbert (Discussing Anglo-Irish Agreement); Judith Eve, Dean, Faculty of Law, Belfast;
File of letters between members of Article staff and Board and numerous other groups and individuals. Correspondents include Prof. Kevin Boyle and numerous others.