File of records relating to the conference organised by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, the National University of Ireland, Galway and British Irish Rights Watch and held at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, Russell Square, London. Kevin Boyle is Chair of a session at this conference entitled "Institutional and Structural Reform". File includes full conference program, TS letter from Deirdre Fottrell, Director of Human Rights Programme at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, regarding planning of the conference (5 May 1999), summaries of presentations, MS notes by Kevin Boyle and other papers.

Photocopy of article by Kevin Boyle, entitled "Human Rights and the Northern Irish Emergency."

File of documents relating to the Establishment of a Human Rights Commission for Ireland, with a document plan with detailed annotation by Boyle, a copy of submission on the Commission from Pavee Point group, press cuttings of coverage and a brochure entitled "Northern Ireland Peace Process - The Making of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998".

File of documents being resolutions, proposals, academic articles and commentary on the establishment and work of the Human Rights Council.

TS letter from Maureen Berman, Executive Director of the International League for Human Rights, New York, inviting Kevin Boyle to attend the conference and be a principal speaker "on a panel that will examine the Emergency Powers Act: Ten Years Later" and

Letter from W.G. Carson, Professor of Legal Studies, La Trobe University, to Kevin Boyle, enclosing transcripts of texts from a series of Human Rights Broadcasts made during 1985. Texts include "South Africa: Repression, Reform and the Role of the International Community", chaired by Kit Carson, Prof. of Legal Studies, La Trobe University with participants Tony Blackshield, Prof. of Legal Studies, La Trobe University, Kevin Boyle, Prof. of Law, UCG, Tony Gifford, Q.C., London Barrister, David Phillips, University of Melbourne, Gillian Triggs, Lecturer in International Law, University of Melbourne and Christie Weeramantry, Monash University; talk entitled "Australia - The Case for a Bill of Rights", chaired by Kit Carson, La Trobe University with participants Tony Blackshield, La Trobe University, Kevin Boyle, UCG, Ron Castan, Q.C. President Victorian Council for Civil Liberties, Tony Gifford, Q.C., Mort Stamm, La Trobe University and Gillian Triggs, University of Melbourne; Talk entitled "Ireland - A Possible Solution" Chaired by Kit Carson, La Trobe University, with participants Tony Blackshield, La Trobe University, Kevin Boyle, UCG, Vincent Buckley, Melbourne University, Tony Gifford, Q.C., Siobhan McHugh, Journalist, RTE and Belinda Probert, Monash University and a talk entitled "Human Rights and the War Against Crime" chaired by Kit Carson with participants Tony Blackshield, La Trobe University, Kevin Boyle, UCG, Tony Gifford, Q.C., Richard Harding, Director, Australian Institute of Criminology, Marcia Neave, University of Adelaide, Gillian Triggs, University of Melbourne and Christie Weer1mantry, Monash University.

File of documents regarding the establishment and activities of the Council of Europe Human Rights Documentation Centre. File includes a letter from Peter Leuprecht, Director of Human Rights, Council of Europe, inviting Boyle to attend the first meeting of the H.R.D.C. and attaching a list of participants. (27 June 1986). A breakdown of material and data and also selection criteria for data to be included in the database (24 Nov 1986); Also a draft of this document with 'Approved' written on the front; (24 Nov 1986) Summary of replies sent to national correspondents of the first meeting of the H.R.D.C. (24-25 Nov 1986) Minutes of meeting of H.R.D.C. committee, 12th meeting, Strasbourg, 27 Jan 1988.

File of documents relating to the publication by the Human Rights Centre, University of Essex of a Handbook for Human Rights: A practical guide for monitoring Human Rights, by Kathryn English, Adam Stapleton. File includes correspondence (fax, typescript, manuscript) between Kevin Boyle and the authors, editors and publishers of the book regarding drafting, the content, editing process, distribution and also translation of the book.

File includes two copies of report entitled "Medicine and Human Rights - National Report: Ireland"; This report was prepared by Boyle. TS copy of letter from Boyle to Carla Magnoni, Division of Higher Education and Research, Council of Europe Strasbourg, enclosing a copy of Boyle's report (30 Sep 1982) Copy of the New Law Journal (Vol 134) Jan 27, 1984; and TS letters from Boyle to Charles B. Connolly, Consultant Pathologist, Regional Hospital, Galway, discussing legal interpretations of death, right to life, brain vs cerebral death, autopsy law and related matters relating to research by Boyle (Sep 1982) and press cuttings from Irish Times, 27 Jun 1980, detailing opinion on euthanasia from the Vatican.

File of documents relating to conference "Human Rights in the Americas - Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights", held at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London and organised by University of Nottingham Human Rights Law Centre. Includes manuscript notes and draft paper by Kevin Boyle entitled "ECHR and the American Constitution on Human Rights - A Comparison." Noted to be for 'IHRLJ (1980) 44.'; Edition of "American Convention on Human Rights", Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 12 Dec 1969 and signed by Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela. Copy of report by Cecilia Medina for the Foundation for Legal Aid in Chile and entitled "The Impact of National and International Legal Systems on Human Rights in Latin America. (n.d.). Also includes manuscript shorthand notebook with extensive notes by Kevin Boyle, being notes, comments, suggested reading etc, presumably written during this conference attended by Boyle.