Files of assorted research documents which were used, studied and retained by Kevin Boyle in relation to his interest, study and professional work in Freedom of Information, Freedom of Speech, Censorship and Law regarding the governance of world press and media.

File of documents relating to the study and discussion of the Jersild V. Denmark case such as essays and scholarly articles, directly relating to the case and its judgement and also to similar cases and issues from around the world.

File includes other general research documents relating to international freedom of religion and belief which was retained by Kevin Boyle.

File of assorted documents being research documents on South Africa used by Kevin Boyle, including academic articles, magazines and reports from the United Nations Economic and Social Council on Racial Discrimination (1984)

Assorted copies of research and academic articles used as research documents by Boyle.

Files include various documents being part of Kevin Boyle's research files on Egypt, such as, "The Islam Concept of Human Rights and the International Bill of Rights: The Dilemma of Muslim States" (1989); "Islam and Public Law - Classical and Contemporary Studies"; "The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam" (1990) "The International Forum for Islamic Dialogue"; "Islamic Law in Ontario"; "Translation of Law no. 48 . . "The Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt and the Protection of Human and Political Rights"; "Law and Social Change: Problems and Challenges in Contemporary Egypt"; "Constitutional Power in the Middle East: The Emergence of Judicial Power"; "Rights and the Constitution: Judicial Protection of Social Rights in American Constitutional Law"; "Enriching Domestic Human Rights Jurisprudence: The Role of International Human Rights Standards"; "The Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt (Sep 1971 and the amendments May 1980".

File of research documents used and retained by Boyle and in reference to India. Documents include "The Relevance of International Human Rights Norms" by Lord Lester QC; various newsletters of local groups, press cuttings and other publications and articles.

File of assorted research documents on South Africa including issue of newsletter of "One Country", of the Baha'i International Community; copy of judgements in court proceedings in South Africa.

File of assorted research documents such as newsletters, press cuttings and academic articles regarding international human rights issues, especially in Asia. Includes manuscript notebook of notes made by Kevin Boyle regarding travel to and research in issues for Beijing trip, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia etc.

File of documents used for research on legal matters on homosexual law in Ireland and Northern Ireland by Kevin Boyle. Documents include:
Printed copy of Draft Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;
"Explanatory Document for a Proposal for a Draft Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1978;
Copy of 1982 Northern Ireland - The Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982; Copy of "The Sexual Offences (Scotland) Bill" by the Scottish Minorities Group;
TS article "The Criminal Law of Northern Ireland Concerning Homosexual Offences" by Kevin Boyle, Mar 1972;
Copy of article "Existence and Meaning of Fundamental Rights in Ireland", by Brian Walsh and published in the Human Rights Journal, Vol 1, 1980;
"The Concept of 'the Family' Under the Irish Constitution" by Michael Staines and published in the Irish Jurist, 1976;
Press release entitled "The European Convention of Human Rights Does Not Oblige States to Ensure the Right to Marry to Homosexual Couples" and concerning the case of Austrian couple Schalk and Kopf. (24 Jun 2010)
Copy of Report of the Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution" presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for the Home Department and the Secretary of State for Scotland by Command of Her Majesty, Sept 1957;
MS notes by Kevin Boyle, on headed paper of the Bar Library, Royal Courts of Justice, Ulster, Belfast, outlining his research and notes on specific legalities on Homosexual law in Northern Ireland.