Ring-bound documents: The High Court - Brief Book 2 (Attorney General's and Counsels Advices Correspondences etc); The High Court - Brief Book 4 (correspondence passing between plaintiff Michael T.S. Webb and the Director of the National Museum).

Ring-bound documents relating to payments in respect of Treasure Trove Acquisitions (Irish Antiquities) since 1960 x 2.

Ring-bound documents: Celtic Ornaments Found in Ireland (various minutes of evidence, 1899 (photocopies).

Photocopied research material including extracts from "Irish Land Law by Wylie"; "Treasure Trove under Anglo-American Law", Anglo-American review, 1982; extracts from "Laws of England, Vol 2 and 7; photocopy of notice from Royal Irish Academy to finders of antiquities, 1981.

Handwritten case notes (1987) and photocopies of correspondence and reports from Michael Ryan, Keeper of Irish Antiquities to Breandán Ó Ríordáin, Director, National Museum of Ireland, (1980s).

Correspondence between Chief State Solicitor's Office and Mary Robinson in relation to payment of her fees, 01-02/02/1988.

Material in this file consists of correspondence, legal submissions, and other material 1980-1982, including photocopy of report "Divorce - Public Opinion Omnibus Research," May 1980, prepared for Independent Newspapers Ltd by Lansdowne Market Research Ltd; ringbound document "Cases For Europe", Divorce Action Group, with cover letter for MR from Maire Bates, 12/11/1980 which includes nine letters, anonymised, given as case studies; copies and original correspondence between MR and Maura Bates, solicitor, 28/07/1981, 25/09/1981, 16/02/1982, 16/07/1982; draft typed appendices including power of attorney n.d.; photocopy of cover from H.C. Krüger (Secretary to the European Commission of Human rights) to Maire Bates, 10/11/1982; typed document "J. et al v Ireland, Application No. 9697/82 Observations of the Applicants Made in Reply to the Observations of the Irish Government on the Admissibility And Merits of the Above Application"; draft scheme for oral presentation.

[Archivist's note: This case is both contemporary and sensitive in nature and some material in this file is therefore partially restricted. Please consult archivist to enquire about access to restricted material.]

Material in this file consists of correspondence, legal documentation, handwritten case notes, background material and press cuttings, 1983, including handwritten case notes of both MR and William Duncan (B.L.); typed memorandum on Divorce from Peter Sutherland [03/1983?]; photocopy of typed document "J. et al v Ireland, Application No. 9697/82 Observations of the Government of Ireland" 198[?]; photocopy of cover letter from M O'Boyle, For the secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights, to Máire Bates with attached teletext listing who would be representing the Irish government at the Oral hearing in October of that year (Peter Sutherland, SC, Attorney General of Ireland, Dermot Gleeson, SC, James of Reilly, Counsel), 16/02/1983; handwritten letter from Denise Vella to Mary Robinson (MR) asking for information on the case and comparing it to similar movement for divorce in Malta, with copy of typed response 17/03-05/04/1983; photocopies of correspondence between H.C. Krüger (Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights) Maire Bates, solicitor, 07/04-14/10/1983; letter to Máire Bates relating to Legal Aid for Johnstons, 04/10/1983; dinner receipt for MR, Hotel Terminus-Gruber, Strasbourg, 06-08/10/1983; photocopy of typed article by William Duncan, SC and Senior Lecturer in Law, Trinity College Dublin, "The Divorce Ban and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms", n.d.; draft typed document with notation "European Commission of Human Rights Oral Hearing On Admissibility And Merits of Application No. 9697/82-Johnston v Ireland Responses To Government Submissions", [10?]/1983; photocopy of typed document on stamp duty under the Family Home Protection Act, n.d.; photocopy of typed letter from J.P. McNabola, Joy, Mackay and Company Chartered Accountants, to J. O'Connor, O'Connor, Kavanagh Limited, relating to marriage breakdown in Ireland and the tax implications, 03/10/1983; seating plan of European Commission of Human Rights, listing members, possibly for the oral hearing, October 1983; communiqué issued by the Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights stating that following the hearing on 7/10/1983, the application was deemed admissible, 12/10/1983, with cover letter from M O'Boyle to M Bates 21/10/1983; handwritten letter from Máire Bates to MR relating to travel expenses, 27/11/1983; MR's signed copy of typed transcript of hearing, 07/10/1983*; press cuttings 11/09-10/10/1983.

[Archivist's note 1:- The correct spelling of Ms Bates' first name is Máire, although she is also listed as Marie and Maura in some of the correspondence]

*Some pages removed and placed in restricted file as contains information on the applicant's children.

[Archivist's note 2: This case is both contemporary and sensitive in nature and some material in this file is therefore partially restricted. Please consult archivist to enquire about access to restricted material.]

Material in this file consists of correspondence, legal submissions, reports and cuttings, 1984-1985, including photocopies of correspondence between H.C. Krüger (HCK), Secretary to the European Commission of Human Rights, (or M O'Boyle on behalf of HCK) and Máire Bates, solicitor, 16/03/1984-27/07/1984; correspondence and copies between Máire Bates and Mary Robinson (MR), 05/04/1984; drafts and copies of correspondence between MR and Mona O'Leary, solicitor [who has taken over from Máire Bates?], between MO'L and HCK and later between MO'L and European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) 06/09/1984-02/12/1985; handwritten case notes; photocopy of request of the European Commission of Human Rights to bring Johnston case before ECHR, 21/05/1985; photocopy of claim for fees/expenses under a grant of legal aid, ECHR, 1985; correspondence between T Alexander Aleinikoff, Associate Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School, and MR, 19/09-03/10/1985; photocopy of claim for Just Satisfaction Under Article 50; copy of typed Memorial of Applicants Johnston and Others v Ireland, 11/1985; photocopy of typed document "Memorial of the Government of Ireland" in Johnston et al v Ireland case, 26/11/1985; cuttings 13/05-08/07/1985.

[Archivist's note: This case is both contemporary and sensitive in nature and some material in this file is therefore partially restricted. Please consult archivist to enquire about access to restricted material.]

Material in this file consists of correspondence, legal submissions, handwritten case notes, reports and cuttings, 1986-1989, including correspondence, and copies between Máire O'Leary, solicitor, Mary Robinson (MR), SC [Senior Counsel] and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) 10/02/1986-11/05/1987 and includes copy of the Domicile and Recognition of Foreign Divorces Bill 1985, as well as a letter from Roy Johnston (16/08/1986) listing out issues with his pension should he die, and mentioning difficulty getting a job allegedly because of the case; draft oral presentation with notation; draft with notation and copies of oral submission by MR on behalf of applicants, at ECHR oral hearing 23,24/06/1986; photocopy of "Test of the Part "As To the Law" Of the Johnston Judgement" 1986; photocopy of extract of Johnston and others judgement, 18/12/1986 and second copy with cover letter from Ann Lane dated 16/10/1989; draft typed claim by applicants for just satisfaction under article 50; typed transcript of oral presentation "Whether Irish law respects the Applicants' family life within the meaning of Article 8", n.d. but perhaps part of 1986 oral hearing?; typed letter from Inge Clissman to MR relating to a statement made by the Director of Public Prosecutions years earlier which she may have referenced in Johnston case, 15/12/1989, with photocopy of Irish times interview with the DPP from 1979; cuttings 14/05/1986-09/07/1989.

*includes details on name, age and address of Roy P.W. Johnston, Janice Williams-Johnston and daughter Nessa Doireen Williams-Johnston (2 yrs old).

[Archivist's note: This case is both contemporary and sensitive in nature and some material in this file is therefore partially restricted. Please consult archivist to enquire about access to restricted material.]