Letter from Boyle to Dieter, Premiere Secretaire, Mission Permanente d'Allemagne, Geneva, following up on the meeting in connection with Boyle's candidature for the position of Special Rapporteur on the independence of the judiciary and lawyers. Boyle is writing as he feels he "fluffed" the question he was posed by Dieter on the role the rapporteur could play in pursuing situations of transition or reconstruction such as Afghanistan and writes in detail a response to this question.

Letter from Prof. Boyle to Cuellar, Executive Director, Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, San Jose, Costa Rica, regarding Emilio Mignone publication and apologies for delay in getting in contact but has a chapter nearing completion for inclusion in the book.

Copy of letter sent as Fax by Boyle to Leader, Chairman, Dept. of Law, University of Essex and detailing information of Boyle's career to date and duties at University of Essex.

Copy of letter from Boyle to Ramphal, Commonwealth Secretariat, writing on behalf of the International Human Rights Law Centre at Essex University and asking Ramphal to speak at an event to Mark Human Rights Day.

Letter from Boyle to Tom [ ]. detailing an update on Anglo-Irish relations as raised by an interview with Dick Spring in the Guardian newspaper which suggested a future referendum on a North-South Ireland joint government but which was "slapped down from London" and discusses this point further in saying "the Tories were wooing the Unionists for the Maastricht vote and needed to demonstrate a new fervour for the Union. Also mentions "the twelfth passed off without much trouble but . . . "Taylor J made scandalous remark to the effect that the Provos were winning after a bomb in Newtownards". Boyle adds "we need to beef up the economic dimension of anything we write", details the position of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland following getting rid of "the homosexual issue" and that there is also "some new mess on abortion". Further comment on Northern Ireland includes "there is a certain tension. . . .the choice is up to the NI communities and then stating that if they chose separation especially if precipitated by withdrawal then it will be bloody and chaos. But if they live together all will be fine.". Boyle describes his vision for achievement, language and concept that is needed to bring communities together in Northern Ireland and that the focus is not just on what Europe can can supply but how to present this idealism to communities in Northern Ireland.

Letter from Boyle to the Vice-Chancellor of Essex University regarding the annual salary review, providing in detail an account of Boyle's academic achievements and developments at the Centre for Human Rights at Essex University.

Copy of letter from Boyle to McKusick, Chief Justice, the Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, U.S.A., offering a letter of reference for Mary Friedman.

Letter from Boyle to Butler, Trustee, Paul Shurgot Foundation, thanking Butler for agreeing to Boyle's request to support the Mary Robinson book project and attaches a reworked outline of the book draft.

Copy letter from Prof. McDougal, Yale Law School, Connecticut, to Kevin Boyle at Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Belfast, discussing Boyle giving assistance to [ ] Kutner and also saying if Boyle ever wanted to return to work in the United States, McDougal would circulate his interest, further saying "I would count this country very lucky if it could get you back!"

Letter from Power, Department of Political Science, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, seeking copies of research by Boyle on the history of police in Northern Ireland and on the administration of law in Northern Ireland.