Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Çetin case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: the notice of application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicant; proposal; letters on behalf of the applicant pertaining to the 6 November 1995 including lists of proposed witnesses; the applicant’s claims for just satisfaction in the case filed 29 July 1997; correspondence and letters pertaining to the errant payment of the awarded costs for legal fees directly to Çetin without informing him what the payment was for which resulted in him spending the money to pay off debts rather than reimbursing the costs.
Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Bill Bowring, Kevin Boyle, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Çelikbilek case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Kurdish Human Rights Project. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: the notice of application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicant; requests from the applicant's representatives requesting extensions for document submissions; responses to the offer of legal aid to the applicant from the Commission; the 2 July 1999 notice of the Court that application was declared admissible on 22 June 1999; Bowring and Boyle's request of 4 August 199 9 the Court to carry out in investigation of the case to provide clarification of the case facts; letters from the Court requesting information from the applicant’s representatives; letters from the Court which accompanied submitted documents and observations received from the Government; a 13 September 1999 fax from lawyer Cihan Aydın providing Abdurrahman Çelikbilek's statement of 8 September 1999 regarding his detainment and various witnesses; the 23 November 1999 decision of the Court not to take oral evidence in the case; letters from the Court associated with the delivery of the case judgment; letters regarding the applicant's claims for just satisfaction; the schedule of pecuniary damages; and the Turkish Government's 19 May 2000 observations on the applicant's claims for just satisfaction.
Correspondence created and/or received by the Essex legal team pertaining to operational aspects of the Kurdish Litigation Project, including: internal operational correspondence between the Essex team, the Kurdish Human Rights Project, and the Diyarbakır-based lawyers; schedules of legal costs; and correspondence with the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Sheldon Leader, Kevin Boyle, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Buldan case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Kurdish Human Rights Project. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicant; the notice provided by Leader, Boyle and Hampson on 21 May 1998 that Savaş Buldan was killed by agents of the State as per the Susurluk Report; requests from the applicant's representatives requesting extensions for document submissions; letters from the Court requesting information from the applicant’s representatives and accordant letters of acknowledgment of receipt; and letters from the Court which accompanied submitted documents and observations received from the Government.
Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Philip Leach, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Bilgin case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Kurdish Human Rights Project. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include the notice of the 3 February 2000 decision by the Court declaring the application admissible and the 17 March 2000 letter sent to the Court by the Turkish Government complaining about the decision to hold fact-finding hearings in the case.
Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Bilgin case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Kurdish Human Rights Project. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: the notice of application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicant; correspondence attempting to clarify İhsan Bilgin's age resulting from an error on his birth certificate; correspondence regarding the Government coercion of Bilgin into signing a 9 August 1995 statement denying that he had applied to the Commission, including Bilgin's statement to the Commission of 21 August 1995 refuting his 9 August statement; İhsan Bilgin's 30 August 1995 declaration of means; composition of the Chamber hearing the case; documents pertaining to the hearing in the case held on 10-14 March 1997 in Ankara including lists of witnesses and attempts to contact them; requests from the applicant's representatives requesting extensions for document submissions; responses to the offer of legal aid to the applicant from the Commission; the 30 October 1999 transfer of the case from the Commission to the Court; letters from the Court requesting information from the applicant’s representatives; letters from the Court which accompanied submitted documents and observations received from the Government; offers of legal aid from the Court; letters from the Court associated with the delivery of the case judgment; letters regarding the applicants' claims for just satisfaction; schedules of professional fees and costs; correspondence regarding the 26 October 2000 adoption of the judgment of the case; and correspondence regarding the payment of the awarded judgment.
Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Berktay case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Kurdish Human Rights Project. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: the notice of application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicant; composition of the Chamber hearing the case; documents pertaining to the hearing in the case held on 17-21 November 1997 in Ankara including lists of witnesses and the statement of 17 October 1997 from Hüseyin Berktay; requests from the applicant's representatives requesting extensions for document submissions; the 13 January 2000 transfer of the case from the Commission to the Court; letters from the Court requesting information from the applicant’s representatives; the offer of legal aid to the applicant from the Court; letters from the Court which accompanied submitted documents and observations received from the Government; letters from the Court associated with the delivery of the case judgment; letters regarding the applicants' claims for just satisfaction which were affected by Devrim Berktay's 24 July 2000 diagnosis of schizophrenia and subsequent requests from the representatives to have the costs of his psychiatric evaluations covered which were rejected by the Court; correspondence regarding the 8 February 2001 adoption of the judgment of the case including a summary of the judgment prepared by Boyle; and correspondence regarding the payment of the awarded judgment.
Correspondence authored, received, and/or compiled by Kevin Boyle, Aisling Reidy, and Françoise Hampson pertaining to the Gülten Aytekin case. The correspondence is with the European Commission of Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Kurdish Human Rights Project. Notable items within this correspondence accessible to the public include: the notice of application; letters which accompanied documents and observations submitted on behalf of the applicant; letters clarifying the subsequent application of Feyzullah Aytekin and its eventual withdrawal in favour of the existing application of Gülten Aytekin; notes for the guidance of those taking part in proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights; composition of the Chamber hearing the case; logistical details pertaining to the hearing in the case held on 29 June 1998 in Strasbourg including lists of witnesses; letters from the Court requesting information from the applicant’s representatives; the offer of legal aid to the applicant from the Court; letters from the Court which accompanied submitted documents and observations received from the Government; letters from the Court associated with the delivery of the case judgment; and correspondence between Boyle and the KHRP pertaining to the failure of the case.
File of correspondence between Tim Robinson and Kenneth G Bale, Higher Placenames Officer with the Ordnance Survey Office in Dublin. Robinson requests his opinion on the placenames classification scheme he plans to use on the Burren map, and subsequent correspondence discusses the matter in detail. Difficulty arises over the spelling of Tobernafiaghanta, Glenulla, Knockloon, Kilnaloone, Caherahoagh, Lisheenaloughil, and Glencurran. (13 Jan 1976-24 Jun 1977) 13pp;
File of correspondence between Tim Robinson and Michael (Pop) Mulqueeny / Micheál Ó Maolchaoine of the Aran Islands. Robinson asks Ó Maolchaoine for his thoughts on his map of Kilfenora, and requests information on Toberdane, Cabhail Betty, Knockloon, Lisdoonvarna Castle, and Sir Donat's Road. Detailed correspondence (13 Jan - 25 May 1977) 7pp;
Copies of letters written by Robinson to several correspondents clarifying placename spellings, and their replies. Correspondents are Roger and Susan Johnson (13 Jan - 15 Feb 1977), Mary and John Doherty (Jan 1977), Patrick J McCarthy (Jan 1977), Michael McMahon (20 Jan - 2 Feb 1977), M Kelleher (22 Jan - 13 Feb 1977), Bob and [Muriel?] [ ] (21 Apr 1977), and Michael Waters (undated). 19pp.
Correspondence between Tim Robinson and Seán Ó Nualláin of the Archaeological branch of the Ordnance Survey. Begins with a handwritten draft of a letter Robinson sent to The Director of the OS about incorrect co-ordinates for Ballycasheen, Leana and Commons North recorded in 'The Survey of Megalithic Tombs Vol 1'. A reply from Ó Nualláin, and subsequent correspondence between the two parties about sites being destroyed by bulldozing of scrub. (27 May 1976-12 Jun 1977) 9pp;
File of correspondence between Tim Robinson and Fr Ryan, Parish Priest at Sixmilebridge. Robinson is enquiring about about a number of earthworks around Lisdoonvarna that he believes to be barrows rather than forts, a subject Fr Ryan recently gave a paper on. Fr Ryan responds arranging to meet Robinson on the Aran Islands. In a subsequent letter, Fr Ryan describes the location of a cave that served as a hiding place for priests and their vestments, and encloses a map of the Burren on which he has marked locations of fulachta fiadh. (17 Aug - 30 Sep 1976) 5pp;
File of correspondence between Tim Robinson and Peter Harbison, Archaeological Advisor with Bord Fáilte. Copy letter from Robinson to Harbison on the subject of forts he believes are barrows, enclosing a list of sites. Subsequent correspondence discusses these sites, and refers to information Robinson learned from Fr Ryan. (17 Aug 1976 - 20 Feb 1977) 7pp;
Copy letter from Robinson to Etienne Rynne on the subject of the map, hoping to arrange a meeting (23 Sep 1976) 1p;
Copy letter from Robinson to Professor R de Valera at UCD enquiring about Crocán na Spáinne (10 Jan 1977) 1p;
Copy letter from Robinson to Paddy Nolan to confirm the Irish language name of a valley in Aillwee and the name of a holy well, and reply from Nolan identifying both features (21 Jan - 3 Feb 1977) 3pp;
Copy letter from Robinson to John Waddell enquiring about Crocán na Spáinneach, and reply from Waddell to say an Armada connection seems unlikely, with further information. (29 Mar - 30 May 1977) 2pp;
Handwritten letter to Robinson from Brigid Cahill with information about the fort at Caherahoagh (21 Jul ?) 1p.