Articles and documents include a case study entitled "International Protection of Human Rights: Northern Ireland". featuring an interview and contribution from Kevin Boyle, [c. 1970s];
Photocopy of book chapter from "Human Rights and Responsibilities in Britain and Ireland: A Christian Perspective" edited by Sydney D. Bailey; research document from a working group, possibly for the NIHCR and entitled "Victim's Rights - Preliminary Discussions";
Draft document entitled "Summary of Proposals" in relation to rights and the NIHCR; Copy of British Institute of Human Rights Newsletter, Summer 2002, with article by Maggie Beirne, Committee on the Administration of Justice, entitled "A Discussion of the Progress and Possibility of a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland";
Paper entitled "Human Rights: National Human Rights Institutions in the Commonwealth - Lessons for Ireland" by Deirdre Fottrell (c. 2001) and paper entitled "The Paradox of Transition in Conflicted Democracies" by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Professor of Law, University of Ulster.
"A Bill of Rights for the U.K. - Mechanisms for Parliamentary Protection of Fundamental Rights" by Gavin Drewry (4 Jul 1997)
"The Protection of Human Rights" - Author Unknown. "New Beginnings: Introducing the South African Constitution and Bill of Rights." (c. 1996)
"Equal but Not Separate - Communal Policy Appraisal" by Tom Hadden, Bernie Rainey and Gail McGreevy. (c.1998)
Files from conferences relating to and also organised by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Records relating to Bill of Rights event at Malone House, Barnett's Demesne, Belfast. Kevin Boyle was Chair of this event. Files include an agenda for the event, email correspondence from Paddy Sloan of the NIHRC to Kevin Boyle discussing press release statement for the event (31 Aug 2001) a list of points to be considered to make by Boyle; business card for Paddy Sloan, NIHRC; Printed handout of slides to accompany talk by Prof. Brice Dickson of the NIHRC at this event, (2 Dec 2002).
TS notice of agenda for conference organised by The Human Rights Centre, Queen's University, Belfast and held at the Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast, and entitled "The Role of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission".
Records of conference held on 20 Feb 2004, at the Europa Hotel, Belfast. The conference was chaired by Prof. Kevin Boyle. File includes conference pack with enclosed documents being a conference programme, TS notes by Kevin Boyle on proceedings of the morning session of the conference; speaker abstracts and biographies, copy of text of speech delivered by Prof. Brice Dickson, Chief Commissioner of the NIHRC at the event to launch a consultation document on the Bill of Rights (Sep 2001), Ms notes by Kevin Boyle taken during the conference, printouts of speaker details from UK Parliament - House of Commons Website of a conference entitled "Scope for a Bill of Rights in Northern Ireland" (27 June 2002). Correspondence includes letter signed by Dickson to Boyle inviting him to chair the conference in Belfast (18 Dec 2003); TS letter signed by Dickson to Boyle, thanking him for chairing the conference. (24 Feb 2004); Copy TS letter from Neil Faris to Brice Dickson, detailing his comment and feedback on the conference. (12 Mar 2004)
File of records from the conference organised by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Irish School of Ecumenics, held at Best Western Wellington Park Hotel, Belfast. Kevin Boyle was a speaker at this conference. A copy of his paper is included "Freedom of Religion, Key International Issues". Other documents include conference programme, list of speakers, speaker biographies, a background document explaining the rationale behind the conference, manuscript notes by Boyle taken during various talks at the conference. Other documents include academic articles and references to teaching on topics raised at the conference.
Assorted documents related to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, including "A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland - A Summary of Opinion Poll Findings"; Background Information document on the NIHRC; Report entitled "A Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland: Through the Years - the Views of the Political Parties", published by the Committee on the Administration of Justice (2003); Flyers and information on the group Human Rights Consortium, including a list of members and a flyer entitled "Frequently Asked Questions About a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland" and an issue of newsletter "Making it Work: Human Rights in Northern Ireland" issued by the NIHRC; TS Press Notice issued by the Joint Committee on Human Rights, House of Commons, London, announcing an enquiry into the work of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, focusing on the Commission's development of a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland.
Files relating to the development of a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland
Documents relating to the development of a Bill of Rights in Northern Ireland. Includes Irish Democrat and Connolly Association. (n.d.) Conference 'Civil Liberties and a Bill of Rights', paper by Tony Smyth entitled "People in Institutions" organised by National Council for Civil Liberties/The Cobden Trust, (5 Feb 1977) TS article entitled "A Bill of Rights?" by Michael Zander, with MS annotation by Kevin Boyle; "Loopholes and Liberties - The N.I.C.R.A. Bill of Rights" - a reply to the drafts of the N.I.C.R.A. Bill (c. 1975) Draft TS document entitled "Enforcement" [of a Bill of Rights]; "Preliminary Report for the Northern Ireland Commission on Human Rights - Human Rights in the EEC Context" by Douglas Lawton, Prof. of Civil Law, Queen's University, Belfast. (n.d.); Draft Bill of Rights for Lord Brockway to Introduce in the House of Lords" (2 Feb 1977), Copy of Law Faculty (Queen's) Working Party on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland" by Michael O'Boyle and Kevin Boyle (Nov 1975) Copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948; "A Proposed Bill of Rights", prepared for submission to the People of the United Kingdom by the Ulster Citizens' Civil Liberties Centre. (June 1975)
Bill entitled "an Act to establish fundamental rights of subjects in 1977, Northern Ireland."