File relating to seminar held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva and held by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights. Includes programme for the seminar, background overview on the seminar and other documents and articles regarding Human Rights, UN and Democracy.

File of documents labelled 'Inter-parliamentary Working Group' of Democratic Audit. Including text of papers and talks delivered by Kevin Boyle such as "Human Rights in Europe", Freedom of Expression and Democracy, Trinity College Dublin (19 Mar 1992); text of talk by Boyle "Europe and the United Kingdom: Treat the Subject with a conventional division into past, present and future.', with MS annotation (n.d.); Manuscript notes on notepaper by Boyle, heading ICLQ + SPTL [ ] Law Group"; Text of paper by Elizabeth Meehan, inaugural lecture, "Citizenship and the European Community" (14 May 1992); ~Draft report by the rapporteur-general on behalf of the ACP-EC Joint Assembly on Democracy, Human Rights and Development in the ACP countries (15 Jan 1993); "Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom - Research Proposal: Audit of the European Community"; Draft of charter of the Council of Europe on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Genuine Democracy, with various reference documents, contributions from group members etc. (1995); texts of drafts of same draft Charter from the Council of Europe and with MS annotation by Boyle (1995); assorted information documents, flyers and other such publications from the Interparliamentary Union, also correspondence with Kevin Boyle and the group discussing various matters; letter from Giuseppe Guarneri, Head of Human Rights Section, Council of Europe, inviting Boyle to become a member of the drafting group for the project "Human Rights and Genuine Democracy". MS notes by Boyle on reverse of letter (25 July 1995); Letter from David [ ] Department of Politics, University of Leeds, saying to Boyle that the author is also part of the drafting working group (6 Aug 1995); Letter from Boyle to Inge Christiansen, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen, saying Boyle will not be able to travel to Copenhagen as he will be occupied with work on the Council of Europe working group (6 Sep 1995); Text of amendments and comments on draft declaration on democracy by Kevin Boyle to Mr. Guarneri, Council of Europe (20 Oct 1995); Fax of letter from Boyle to John Rankin, enclosing a final draft of the Council of Europe Charter (Sep 1995, fax dates 30 Jul 1997)

Item entitled 'Paper for the CSCE Seminar of Experts on Democratic Institutions" and delivered by Kevin Boyle.

File of correspondence and documents relating to the drafting and writing by Kevin Boyle and Stuart Weir of the book "The Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom, Volume 1: The Institutions of the UK and EC" and "The Democratic Audit of the United Kingdom, Volume 2: Political Freedoms and Political Equality", published by Routledge. File includes book contracts between Boyle, Weir and Routledge (Oct - Nov 1992) correspondence between Boyle, Weir and the Routledge publishers (1992), drafts, plans and outlines of the book, working plans and publication schedules.

File relating to the drafting, writing and publication of the book "Introducing Democracy: 80 Questions and Answers" by David Beetham and Kevin Boyle. Published by Polity Press.

Fax copy of Authors Contract between Kevin Boyle and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, the publishers, detailing the terms and conditions of publication.

Press release with information on and ordering details for "Introducing Democracy: 80 Questions and Answers" published by Polity Press.

File of typescript drafts and notes for the book by Boyle and Beetham and also samples of cartoons and images for inclusion from artist Martin Turner, for use in book or inclusion on cover.

Press release, ordering information, invitation to launch of the book and details of a seminar held in conjunction with the publication of "Three Pillars of Liberty: Political Rights and Freedoms in the United Kingdom" by Francesca Klug, Keir Starmer and Stuart Weir. Also attached in an invitation to launch of "Power and the Throne", published by Vintage Books and held at offices of Charter 88.

Files of assorted documents used and retained by Boyle as reference and research documents regarding democracy and constitutional practice, with particular emphasis on British and U.K. democratic practice and legal/constitutional issues. File 1 contains a paper entitled "States of Emergency: Problems in Classification and Control."; "Regions and Borders: Controversies in Northern Ireland about the European Union" by Prof. Paul Bew and Prof Elizabeth Meehan (1993); "Immigration: United Kingdom Objectives for Future European Community Policy" by Ann Dummett (Sep 1992); "Auditing Democracy in Britain: Objective and Subjective Elements" by Stuart Weir, ECPR Workshop, Leiden, April 1993; "The Theory and Practice of Democracy in the United Kingdom" and also "Constitutional and Cultural Underpinnings of Political Freedom in Britain and the United States" by David G. Barnum, John L. Sullivan and Maurice Sunkin." Copy of "Human Rights Committee: Consideration of Reports Submitted by the States Parties Under Article 40 of the Covenant, Third Periodic Reports of the States Parties due in 1989 Addendum, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" (30 Oct 1989) and also copy of "Third Periodic Report by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Human Rights Committee Under Article 40, International Covenant on Civil and Political Human Rights - Supplementary Report on the Dependent Territories" (Oct 1989). All other files contain assorted published academic articles, brochures, pamphlets and reports from international democracy agencies and NGOS's and other such documents.