Material in this file relates to the organisation Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (LCHR), which later becomes Human Rights First and includes edition of California Lawyer magazine, January 1993; press folder of material relating to Witness, a programme of the LCHR conceived and developed by Peter Gabriel and the Reebok Foundation, 1996; document "Business and Human Rights: Developing Accountability", LCHR, October 1998; press releases sent by fax from Inez McCormack to Mary Robinson relating to calls for investigation into murder of Northern Ireland Human Rights lawyer, Rosemary Nelson, 15-16/03/1999; statement of Michael Posner, Executive Director for LCHR, meeting on "The Patten Commission Report on Policing in Northern Ireland", before the US House of Representatives Committee on International relations subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights, 24/09/1999; report "Northern Ireland Update", LCHR, 09/1999.

The Lawyers’ Committee for Human Rights (YUCOM) is a professional, voluntary, non-governmental association of citizens, associated to protect and promote human rights in accordance with universally accepted civilized standards, international conventions and national law. YUCOM was founded in November 1997 (then called Yugoslav Lawyers Committee for Human Rights) as an expert, voluntary, non-governmental organization whose members are legal experts engaged in promoting and advocating the idea of the rule of law to uphold human rights, raising public awareness, monitoring trials, conceiving, designing and leading civic initiatives, rendering legal assistance to victims of human rights violation, as well as developing cooperation with national and international organizations involved in human rights protection and promotion. This association eventually becomes Human Rights First in 2004.

Material in this subseries overlaps and is related MR’s work elsewhere including for United Nations (P143/5) and with Realizing Rights -The Ethical Globalization Initiative (P143/6)

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is an international human rights non-governmental organization, a standing group of 60 eminent jurists—including senior judges, attorneys and academics—who work to develop national and international human rights standards through the law. Commissioners are known for their experience, knowledge and fundamental commitment to human rights. The composition of the Commission aims to reflect the geographical diversity of the world and its many legal systems. Mary Robinson was nominated by Seán MacBride to succeed him in June 1986 and was President of the ICJ from 2008-2011.

This subseries is divided into 15 files and arranged chronologically.

Material in this file consists of circulars, journals and other material relating to IATL [International Academy of Trial Lawyers], 1995-1997, including IATL journals 02/1995, 03/1996, 02/1997; material relating to IATL annual meetings in San Diego, USA, 03/1995, and Phoenix, Arizona, USA 03/1997 and regional meetings, Palm Beach, Florida, USA, 06/1995, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, USA, 09/1996 and Ottawa, Canada, 06/1997; material relating to IATL's International conferences taking place in Ireland, England and Scotland, 06/1996 which mentions possible participation of Mary Robinson, and in Vietnam, 03/1998.

Material in this file consists of circulars, journals and other material relating to IATL [International Academy of Trial Lawyers], 1993 - 1994 including IATL journals 02/1993, 06/1993, 12/0993, 06/1994, 09/1994; material relating to IATL annual meeting, Hawaii, including publication of Dean's Address "Punitive Damages Revisited, Francis Scott Baldwin, 20/03/1993, regional meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, 10/1993, annual meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, 03/1994; material relating to the 40th anniversary of IATL, Manchester, Vermont, 06/1994.

Material in this file consists of correspondence, circulars, journals and other material relating to IATL [International Academy of Trial Lawyers], 1990-1992, including updated article on membership of Fellows of IATL, 01/1990; material relating to annual meeting taking place in Orlando, Florida, USA, 02/1990 including publication of Dean's address "Ethics in Law and Politics after Jim Wright", Richard, J Phelan; material relating to regional meeting taking place in Philadelphia, 05/1990; IATL journals 01/1990, 04/1990, 11/1991, 08/1992; material relating to trip to San Francisco, USA, for Fellows of IATL; material relating to trip to Israel (10/1990); material relating to IATL's international conference Lisbon, Portugal, 03/09/1991 including address "the New Europe", Jorge Angell; letter from Ann Lane to Barbara Laskin, stating that as Mary Robinson had been elected President of Ireland, and since she therefore had ceased practicing as a lawyer, it was no longer appropriate for her to be member of IATL during her term, 15/01/1991; publication of Dean's address "To Form a More Perfect Union", Wayne Fisher, given at annual meeting, San Antonio, Texas, USA,14/03/1992; material relating to trip to Hawaii for annual meeting the following year, 02/11/1992.

Material in this file consists of correspondence, bulletins, agendas, meeting notes and other material relating to IATL [International Academy of Trial Lawyers ], 1989, including text of speech of John W Reed, Dean at 35th anniversary meeting, Boston, 27/05/1989; copy of letter between Mary Robinson (MR) and Barbata V Laskin, Executive Director, IATL in relation to MR being accepted for fellowship to the IATL, 05/01-12/06/1989; IATL Bulletin 07/1989; programme excerpts for International Conference of IATL, Bologna, Italy, 09/1989; brochures, circulars and other material relating to IATL trips to Israel and the annual meeting in Philadelphia, USA (11/1989).

Material relating to IATL [International Academy of Trial Lawyers] meeting, New York, USA, 17-20/07/2003 at which they presented Mary Robinson with IATL's International Trial Lawyer of the Year award, on 19th, including correspondence with Bill Whitehurst, and Linda J Wilkerson, Executive Director IATL.

The IATL [International Academy of Trial Lawyers] is an international fellowship of lawyers whose mission is to protect and promote the Rule of Law. The Academy was founded in 1954 and is recognized as the most prestigious organization of trial lawyers in the world. Fellowship in the Academy is by invitation only. Mary Robinson was accepted as fellow in 1989. Stops membership for term of presidency (1990-1997) but still received circulars, journals etc., and in 2003 she was presented with IATL's International Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, (See P143/1/8/5). Material is arranged chronologically across five file and includes correspondence, circulars and journals.

Material in this file relates to the organisation Human Rights First (HRF), formerly Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (LCHR), and includes quarterly update relating to the amicus briefs filed by HRF in landmark Supreme Courts cases, 10/03/2004; HRF report "Ending Secret Detentions", 06/2004; articles and correspondence relating to the US interrogation of detainees, June 2004; confidential draft concept paper "No To Terrorism, No to Torture - The Global Human Rights Campaign", which includes a paper by Wilder Tayler, Legal and Policy Director of Human Rights Watch, read at the International Commission of Jurists' conference, 25/08/2004; correspondence between Mike Posner, Executive Director HRF and Mary Robinson including a HRF board update and text of speech he gave at seminar on Memory, Truth and Justice, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 04-15/03/2005; material relating to the IACHR [Inter-American Commission on Human Rights] and petition filed in Human Rights Tribunal, 04/04/2005; correspondence from Posner to John Ruggie, Special Advisor to the Secretary General United Nations on the Global Compact, in relation to a review of the initiative, 01/06/2005.