Prof. Kevin Boyle was a visiting scholar to the Department of Legal Studies at La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, between March and September 1985. Records include correspondence regarding his appointment, press cuttings, University news bulletins, teaching notes and other materials.

Copies of 'Bulletin', news magazine of La Trobe University and which includes news of Kevin Boyle at Law Tobe, details of public speaking engagements, feature articles including "Ireland - Prospectus for a Settlement" by Boyle (Vol 16, No. 8) and "Ireland: A Possible Solution". (Vol 16, No. 15)

Correspondence between Prof. Kevin Boyle and others relating to Boyle's time as a visiting scholar at La Trobe University. Letters include:
From Boyle to Prof. W.G. Carson, La Trobe University, discussing Boyle's possible move to La Trobe and any funding offers available to him to finance the trip (27 Jan 1984);
D.D Neilson, Registrar, La Trobe University, offering Boyle an appointment as visiting Scholar in the Department of Legal Studies in the School of Social Sciences from 1 Mar - 30 Sep 1985. (5 Oct 1984)

George Zdenkowski to Prof. Boyle, arranging a visit to meet and discuss with boyle shared interests in sentencing law (17 Jan 1985);
Geraldine Smyth, Law Faculty, U.C.G to Boyle informing him Sarah Spenser from Amnesty was in touch to say Amnesty are still sorting financial issues. (29 Mar 1985)
From David A. Elder, Prof. of Law, Northern Kentucky University, to Boyle, discussing proof-reading for publication of an article by Boyle and Prof. Tom Hadden and also discusses Boyle's work and interest in Human Rights abuses in South Africa (13 May 1985)
Letter from Boyle to David A . Elder, Kentucky, detailing that he has returned from South Africa on a trip for Amnesty and further discusses the article which was planned for Northern Kentucky Law Review and the embarrassment caused by a similar article appearing in The Political Quarterly (3 Jul 1985)
Letter from Prof. Bert Lockwood, Director, Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights, University of Cincinnati, detailing having attended an American Bar Association Conference which had 25 leading South African attorneys present and how interesting it was and also offers Boyle a publication spot "In the Quarterly" and also offers to feature a review of Boyle's next book due out. (10 Jul 1985)
from Tom Hadden to Boyle, discussing progress on the book and details of interest from the likes of the Irish Times, who are wishing to publish a series of extracts. (30 Jul 1985)
Letter from Bert Lockwood, University of Cincinnati, to Boyle, discussing broadcasting and publishing work on Human Rights issues, particularly relating to South Africa. (6 Aug 1985)
Letter from Garth Nettheim, Prof. of Law, University of New South Wales, enclosing for information a proposal on establishing a centre for Human Rights at the University of New South Wales. (11 Aug 1986).
Letters to Boyle from representatives of a case being taken from Co. Fermanagh regarding the legal Irish names of street names. (1985)

Text of remarks made by Prof. Kevin Boyle, as visiting scholar at University of La Trobe, Melbourne, as guest of the month at the University Staff Club (3 Apr 1985) and entitled "Ireland - Prospects for a Settlement". Also includes a flyer and programme for a six-part public lecture series entitled "Contemporary Issues in Human Rights, held at Glenn College, La Trobe University. Kevin Boyle was a speaker under the heading "Ireland: A Possible Solution." Text of address delivered by Peter Barry, T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs, entitled "Address to the National Press Club" at Canberra, Australia, 4 June 1985, with annotation by Boyle.

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 press cuttings and some pamphlets sent to Kevin Boyle while he was a visiting scholar at University of La Trobe, Melbourne Australia. The press cuttings relate mostly to events in Northern Ireland and surrounding the Troubles and conflict. Pamphlets include:
"The Ulster Link" - a bi-monthly periodical containing news of the Irish . . . in Australia and New Zealand, edited by Rev. H.W. Coffey. (No's 227, Jun-Jul 1984, 231, Feb/Mar 1985, 232 Apr/May 1985 and 233, Jun/Jul 1985)
ACU (American Civil Liberties Union) Briefing Paper newsletter, no. 2 (Aug 1988) Democracy in Action - The Official News Bulletin of the Institute for a Democratic Alternative for South Africa (Dec 1988)
"A Toehold on the Land" - Labour Tenancy in South Eastern Transvaal. (May 1988) "Just News" newsletter of the Committee for Administration of Justice, Vol. 8. No. 3, Mar 1993)
"Greenflies - Municipal Police in the Eastern Cape"; "The Trial of the Thirteen" by Shauna Westcott, South Africa.
Files also include numerous press cuttings from the Irish Times, Irish Independent and other publications concerning Northern Ireland, Anglo-Irish Relations, Irish politics, Rights in Northern Ireland and other such issues.

Letter from Prof. David Yates, Chairman, Dept. of Law, University of Essex, to Boyle, Faculty of Law, University College Galway, discussing enrolment in the Human Rights course at Essex and inviting Boyle to teach undergraduate classes for 'a week in November'.

Copy letter from Boyle to Yates, Dept. of Law, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, discussing Yates' previous letter and accepting the proposal to teach for a week at the University of Essex and discusses teaching topics on Human Rights.

Copy letter from Boyle to Shaw, Senior Lecturer, School of Law, University of Essex, discussing the arrangements and content for Boyle's teaching visit to Essex, mentions some details of the Farrell Vs. U.K. case, says he (Boyle) is pleased to be asked to serve on the Board of the Centre for International Human Rights Law at Essex and also conveys his "personal sense of pain at the IRA bombings in London this past week" and continues to discuss this point in more detail.

Letter from Dr. Malcolm Shaw, Senior Lecturer, Chairman, Dept. of Law, University Essex, commenting on the follow-up on a seminar and hopes to stay in touch.