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TS documents with MS annotations, including 'Observations of the Government of the United Kingdom on the Admissibility and Merits of Application. . .Lodged by Olive Farrell"; "Applicant's Observations in reply to the Further Observations of the Government on the Merits of the Application . . .lodged by Olive Farrell".

File of copy case judgements from international examples of cases similar to Farrell V. U.K. where police and/or plastic bullets were related to cause of death; articles such as "The Unconstitutional Use of Deadly Force by the Police" (in Chicago) "The Policeman's Privilege to Shoot a Fleeing Suspect: Constitutional Limits on the Use of Deadly Force" by Paul Mogin. Folder written by Kevin Boyle and also "Shooting the Fleeing Felon: State of the Law" by Steven C. Day.

Assorted press cuttings detailing coverage of the case taken by Olive Farrell to the European Court of Human Rights. Headlines include "Newry Woman takes British government to European Court". Also includes a press release issued by the Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights detailing the deliberation of the Commission of the case as it was declared admissible.

File of manuscript and typescript letters relating to the case of Farrell Vs. United Kingdom which was heard at the European Court of Human Rights and also [domestically under the heading of Farrell Vs. Ministry of Defence]. Correspondence is between Kevin Boyle, Richard Ferguson, QC, Kieran Connolly (Legal team for Olive Farrell).
Letters include details such as from Kevin Boyle to S.C. Connolly & Co, Newry, seeking case reports from the domestic hearing of Farrell case to move proceedings to the European Court of Human Rights (2 Apr 1980) Letter is headed Farrell Vs. Ministry of Defence;
Letter quoting from Olive Farrell confirming her wishes to "Take proceedings before the European Commission of Human Rights. I authorise Connolly & Co. and K. Boyle, B.L. to represent me..." (26 May 1980);
Letter from H. Kruger, Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights, Re. notification to be given to the British Government on case proceedings (7 May 1981);
Letter from J. Raymond, Deputy Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights, to Kevin Boyle, inviting the parties to make oral explanations on the admissibility and merits of the campaign. (28 Jul 1982);
Detailed letter from Boyle to Richard (Dick) Ferguson, outlining that Ferguson should be Senior Lawyer, Boyle the Junior Lawyer with "Kieran instructing us" and continuing to discuss in detail the plan and procedure for presenting the Farrell case at Strasbourg. (7 Sep 1982);
TS letter from Boyle to Dr. Leonard Leigh discussing aspects of the Farrell Vs. U.K. case, points within Boyle's intended case argument and seeking advice and comment from Leigh (6 Oct 1982);
Letter from Boyle to Prof. D.S. Greer, Queen's University Belfast, discussing Greer's recent article on military operations and seeking clarification on points made which may have interest for Boyle in this case (21 Oct 1982);
Telegram from Burt Lockwood, Cincinnati, to Kevin Boyle, "Congratulations, please advise on how we should proceed" (16 Nov 1982);
Letters between Boyle, Kieran Connolly, Richard Ferguson and H. Kruger dated between 21 July and 20 Sep 1983 discuss the possibility of a settlement in the case;
TS letter from Boyle to Ferguson, detailed thoughts on the proposed settlement in the case, "It is clear the government wants to settle", and discusses the possible scenarios in the event of a settlement and in turning down a settlement by Farrell. (27 Sep 1983)

Records of case and application made by Gerard Donnelly, Gerard Bradley, Edward Duffy, John Carlin, Francis McBride, Anthony Kelly and Thomas Kearns against the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and presented to the European Commission of Human Rights at Strasbourg. Items include "Emergency Application by the applicants (Donnelly et Al) and communicated to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe by Kevin Boyle, Barrister at Law; Draft version of 'Emergency Application' communicated to the Secretary-General, European Commission of Human Rights, Strasbourg, May 1972, prepared by Kevin Boyle; Observations on the Merits submitted by the applicants to the Commission of Human Rights; Final Observations on the Merits submitted by the applicants to the Commission of Human Rights; Final Decision of the Commission (European Commission of Human Rights) in the application of Donnelly et al Vs United Kingdom; Document being "Verbatim Record of the hearing of the parties on admissibility held in Strasbourg, 3,4,5 April 1973, Gerard Donnelly and Others against United Kingdom; File also includes assorted press cuttings of reference and coverage to the Donnelly case; Copy of article, "The Donnelly Case, Administrative Practice and Domestic Remedies Under the European Convention: One Step Forward and Two Steps Back. A Comment" written by Hurst Hannum and Kevin Boyle, reprinted from the American Journal of International Law, Vol. 71, No.2, April 1977.

TS letters from Kevin Boyle of Yale Law School, U.S.A., to Edwina Stewart, Secretary of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association, informing her that the case of Donnelly et al has deemed admissible to the court of Commission of Human Rights, and discussing aspects of publicity which will surround the case, record keeping for research on this and similar cases and thanks the NICRA and the Association for Legal Justice for their help. (13 Apr 1973)
TS letter from Kevin Boyle, Yale Law School, USA, to Mr. B McNamee, Solicitor, Newry, Northern Ireland, informing him the Donnelly et Al case was deemed admissible, asks McNamee to write to inform all the applicants of the news, discusses the next stages of the case, the question of fees, legal aid and other such matters. (13 Apr 1973)
TS letter from and signed by Hurst Hannum to Kevin Boyle, stating Hannum is still awaiting correspondence from the Commission [on Human Rights regarding the Donnelly case) and discusses research and book publication details with Boyle. (5 Jan [ ])
TS copy letter of update from Kevin Boyle and Hurst Hannum to Sean McCann, Chairman, Association for Legal Justice, Belfast, and including a detailed update on the Donnelly case at Strasbourg and also an update on the petition to the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Sub-Committee on Racial Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, New York and Geneva. (16 Aug 1973).
Copy TS letter signed by Hurst Hannum to Mr. A.B. McNulty, Secretary to the European Commission on Human Rights, listing documents sent to the commission as relating to the case of Donnelly et al V. The United Kingdom.

Final decision of the Commission (European Commission of Human Rights) as to the admissibility of applications made by the Government of Ireland against the Government of the United Kingdom for incidents of breach of human rights of individuals detained under the practice and policy of Internment Without Trial which was active in Northern Ireland from August 1971 and the interrogation techniques used by police and army members in Northern Ireland.

Copy of partial decision of the Commission (European Commission of Human Rights) on the application of T. McFeeley et al (Thomas McFeeley, Kieran Nugent, John Hunter and William Campbell) All four men were convicted of scheduled 'terrorist-type offences' and were serving their sentence in H.M. Prison, the Maze in Northern Ireland. The men were represented at this case in Strasbourg by Francis Keenan, Solicitor, and Prof. Kevin Boyle, University College Galway. File also includes letter (8 Feb 1980) from Dick Oosting, Deputy Secretary General, Amnesty International to Mr. Francis Keenan, Solicitor, Belfast discussing contact between Keenan and Amnesty International and between Amnesty International and the Maze prison concerning conditions for prisoners. File also includes copy letters from Kevin Boyle to Francis Keenan, Solicitor, Belfast, enclosing notes on the case.

File includes records relating to the case of Orr Vs United Kingdom. Records include the application of made by Orr and on his behalf by his legal team, D.N. O'Baol, S.C., H. Hannum, Attorney and Kevin Boyle, Barrister at Law. Orr's claim was based on his being imprisoned at the Maze Prison, Northern Ireland under the Detention of Terrorists Order of 1972. Orr was seeking his immediate release from prison and compensation. File also includes TS letters between Kevin Boyle, H. Kruger, Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights and Patterson, Taylor & Co., Solicitors, Belfast, discussing and also confirming from Orr, his wishes to withdraw the case and application. (Jan - Feb 1978)

Copy of judgement in the case of McGuigan Vs. Ministry of Defence. McGuigan was shot in the chest by a British soldier in Belfast on 27 March 1974.