File of documents relating to environment and sustainable development. Includes text of talk, with MS annotation by Kevin Boyle delivered at the Irish Centre for Human Rights, NUI Galway and entitled Theoretical Relations Between Rule of Law, Democracy, Development Environment and Human Rights" (1 Apr 2005); text of address by Kevin Boyle, delivered at World Summit on Sustainable Development, Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug/Sep 2002 and also various reports and press coverage of related issues.

Files of records relating to the work and activities of the Council of Europe.

Fiel of studies and reports published by the Council of Europe as part of a series entitled 'Legal Affairs'. Topics include 'Alcohol and Crime'; 'Participation of the Public in Crime Policy'; 'Legal Protection Against Sex Discrimination', 'Public Liability', 'Foreign Prisoners', 'The Position of the Victim in the Framework of Criminal Law and Procedure', 'Protection of Personal Data Used for the Purposes of Direct Marketing', 'Explanatory Report on the Convention on Insider Trading and its Protocol' and also 'Education in Prison'.

Documents from Council of Europe 'Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - Case Law Topics - Human Rights in Prison' (1971); "Bringing an Application Before the European Commission of Human Rights" (1972); Document outlining a preamble, aims, methods, membership and other details of the Council of Europe, (n.d.); 'Parliamentary Assembly - Request for an opinion from the Committee of Ministers on draft protocol to the Human Rights Convention extending the list of Civil and Political Rights set forth in the Convention" (7 Feb 1983) and "Human Rights Files - The Presentation of an Application before the European Commission of Human Rights".

File relating to the media and freedom of expression and freedom of information. Includes reports "European Convention on Transfrontier Television" (16 Mar 1989); "The Introduction and Use of Personal Identification Numbers: The Data Protection Issues" (1991) "Data Protection and the Media" (1991) "Recommendations and resolutions adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in the Media Field" (1993); "Steering Committee on the Mass Media" (Nov 1993); "The Concept of Freedom of Information" (n.d.), Email of U.N. press release about 'Media Important to Promoting Democracy, Assembly President Stresses" (24 Apr 2008).

Text fo conclusion by Mary Robinson, President of Ireland and General Rapporteur on "Human Rights at the Dawn of the 21st Century", Strasbourg 28-30 Jan 1993.

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.

Copies of judgements of cases heard at the European Court of Human Rights, including Albert and Lecompte Vs. Belgium; (2 Feb 1983); 'Cases (various) Vs. Italy (27 Feb 1992); Birou Vs. France (27 Feb 1992); Larisses and Others Vs. Greece (22 Sep 1997); Ukrainian Media Group Vs. Ukraine (29 Mar 2005)

Report by Anfre Drubay for the Council of Europe, entitled "Human Rights Instruction and Education in Secondary Schools". Also copy of report by the Directorate of Human Rights, Council of Europe, entitled "Committee of Experts for the Promotion of Education and Information in the Field of Human Rights".

Press cuttings and print-outs of news stories and coverage of various cases and proceedings at the Council of Europe, also press releases of material issued by the Council of Europe.