Various typescript press statements and press release documents by the ICJP and relating to the Hunger Strikes at the Maze Prison, 1981.
Also document "The 'H-Block' Issue - An Interim Study" published by The Advisory Forum on Human Rights of the Irish Council of Churches,

Documents relating to campaign against the use of the term 'illegitimate' / 'illegitimacy'. Includes typed document "Irish Commission for Justice and Peace - Statement on Illegitimacy - 1st draft"; Note prepared by Brian Gallagher following ICJP meeting "Illegitimacy - the legal position" for discussion at ICJP meeting of 28 Nov 1979; "1979 Consultation Case Studies 1, 2, 3, - Structural Injustices Within the Irish Legal System - Case Study 1 - Legal Disabilities of Illegitimate Children" (see also file POL42/15/1C); Document headed "Illegitimacy" - Memorandum prepared by William Binchy as requested by previous ICJP meeting (1981) and for discussion at ICJP meeting in January 1982; Letter from Anna Lee, Co-Ordinator, Cherish - An Association of Unmarried Parents", to Jerome Connolly of ICJP, enclosing copy of press release and text of submission made by Cherish to the Oireachtas regarding the abolition of illegitimacy; Printed flyer from Young Fine Gael from the campaign to change the legal status of so-called 'illegitimate' children in Ireland. Also included is printed pamphlet outlining the campaign information on this matter published by Young Fine Gael. Flyer and booklet both carry the slogan "Give Him an Equal Chance" and with front cover image of a baby wearing a wrist-label with the term 'Illegitimate' printed on it.

File relating to ICJP 1979 consultation - "The Mechanisms of Power and Structural Injustice in Ireland". Includes notice to ICJP members on upcoming meeting on the topic of the consultation; Document "ICJP - Social Justice: General Comments"; "ICJP 1979 Consultation - Topic 6 - Structural Injustice: Media", Topic 3-5: The Relative Power if Employees and of Owners of Capital", "Topic 4 - The Injustice of Misrepresentation"; "Topic 2 - Structural Injustice - The Medical Field in Ireland"; "Topic 2 - Social Welfare".
Document "The Mechanism of Power and Structural Injustice in the Church"; "Case Studies 15 - 17 - Social Welfare and the Elderly"; Case Studies 5 - 14

File includes press cuttings of news coverage of ICJP and also cuttings of related news stories collected by ICJP. Printed issue of "One World" Newspaper, "A Bulletin of World Development and Justice", published by ICJP and Trócaire, dated Summer 1978; Issue of Development Forum newspaper, from the United Nations, Vol. VI, No. 9; Copy of press interview with Michael O'Kennedy, Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs (Nov-Dec 1978) re. development in Africa; a sample newspaper issue of "Holy Fatima Family News, Vol. 2, No. 1o, a Catholic newspaper published in Stoke-on-Trent, U.K., with attached flyer on "Evolution?" arguing against science of evolution, and using terminology such as Fake Science.

File of assorted pamphlets published by ICJP (and others). Includes "The Work of Justice" - Adult Study Guide Series 2; Human Rights - An Introduction, Teachers Study Guide Series No. 8; "Peace - A Question of Wholeness" - Teachers' Study Guide Series No. 9; Flyer entitled "Justice and Peace Educational Programme and Publications; Flyer "Primary Schools Programme - Free to Be" (From ICJP and Irish Council of Civil Liberties"; "Fáilte" - Primary students' justice and peace magazine; "The Case for the Replacement of the Emergency Provisions Act by Normal Judicial Process"; "European Community" Oct 1978, No. 9, entitled "After Lomé"; Flyer from the Irish School of Ecumenics - Northern Ireland Programme 1980 -1981; "H-Block - Can We Remain Silent?".

File of ICJP documents from 1981, including fax copy of statement by Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt. Hon. James Prior MP on Public Expenditure for 1982-1983; Minutes of ICJP Meeting 31 Aug 1981 with agenda for meeting on 16 Nov 1981; "Community Relations and Legal-Political Changes Agenda item 4 - Full Commission Meeting, 16 Nov 1981; ICJP Press Release on "Criminal Justice Bill 1981 - Abolition of the Death Penalty" (20 Oct 1981); Minutes of ICJP Meeting 27 March 1981; Agenda for ICJP AGM, 8 May 1981; text of ICJP Statement on "Abolition of Capital Punishment"; ICJP Press Release "Catholic Commission Calls for End to Capital Punishment" (1 Feb 1981; Minutes of ICJP Meeting 9 Jan 1981; Statement from ICJP on Proposed Irish Rugby Tour to South Africa, 21 Jan 1981); copy letter sent from ICJP to the President of the IRFU, 22 Dec 1980; Edition of "Info" bulletin of the international Justice and Peace Commission (9 Mar 1981); Typed document "A delegation from the SDLP has had a meeting today ..... and spelt out the disastrous effects of present Government economic policy on Northern Ireland ..." (13 Feb 1981); Minutes of ICJP AGM held on 8 May 1981; Typed letter from Mrs. M Briggs to Mr. Connolly outlining her opinions on the Hunger Strikes policy of the ICJP.
Document with typed list of activities and programmes from ICJP in 1982.
Pamphlet published by ICJP "Community Building - Stepping Stones to Progress" (No Date).

File of documents relating to activities of the Irish Commission for Justice and Peace in 1980. Includes financial statement of ICJP year ended 31 Dec 1980; Draft statement by ICJP on Capital Punishment 6 Jan 1980; Brief progress report on joint ICJP/ICC Development Education Project - Dec 1980; Notice of meeting of Human Rights Working Party; Edition of "Info" bulletin of Justice and Peace international body, "Justitia Et Pax", no 8, Dec 1980, Bishops Conference of England and Wales, Statement on South Africa, 22 Nov 1980; Draft document statement by ICJP on Capital Punishment; Memo from Jerome Connolly to Human Rights Working Party, re. Proposal for an Independent Complaints Body in N. Ireland; Agenda for Commission for International Peace and Justice meeting, Dublin, May 1980; Draft annual report for ICJP year ended 1980/81; Discussion document, first draft, "Unemployment and Employment in Ireland" (Mar 1980); Draft annual report 1980/81; Minutes of ICJP meeting 28 Feb 1980 and minutes for meeting 24 Oct 1980; Document "Ireland and the Implications of Plant Breeders' Rights Legislation for the Third World". Letter from Jerome Connolly ICJP to members advising on the use of statement on Northern Ireland submitted by John Hume (27 June 1980; text of letter from ICJP sent to Minister for Foreign Affairs, Brian Lenihan re. Development Assistance (8 Feb 1980)
Document from ICJP - "Glossary of Development Terminology", attached with press release from ICJP. "Aid to Whom?", 17 Aug 1980.

List of ICJP members as of AGM 1980.
Minutes of ICJP meeting: 24 Apr 1980 (AGM); 25 Aug 1980; 5 Sep 1980;
Agenda if ICJP meeting: 26 June 1980; 23 Jan 1980

File of documents relating to activities of the Irish Commission for Justice and Peace, 1979. Draft annual report of ICJP for 1979 - 1980; Commission for International Justice and Peace, Secretary's Report 22 Sep 1979 - 31 Mar 1980; Press Release "Irish Official Aid Figures for 1979 Welcomed by Justice and Peace Commission; Sharp Criticism of Delay in Setting up National Development Council of EEC Inefficiency (31 Jan 1979); List of ICJP members as of AGM 20 Apr 1979; Annual Report to the Irish Episcopal Conference 1979-80; Implementation of Research and Policy Follow-through Programme.
Minutes of Meeting of Joint Irish Council of Churches/Irish Commission for Justice and Peace and Peace Development Education Supervisory Committee - 12 June 1979;

Agenda for ICJP meeting 3 Apr 1979; 20 Apr 1979; 7 May 1979; 28 Nov 1979.
Minutes of ICJP meetings 3 Apr 1979; 20 Apr 1979.

File of documents relating to activities of the Irish Commission for Justice and Peace, 1978, including; Letter from Bishop Michael Harty, Bishop of Killaloe, President of ICJP, to Hugh Logue, January 1978, outlining that Logue has been "unanimously agreed by the Executive Committee for co-option to the Commission" and with wider detail on the work of the ICJP; ICJP Statement on the IRFU sending the Irish Rugby team to play in South Africa; "The Death Penalty - A Reflection by the Social Commission of the French Episcopate, 1978; Index of documents produced by the ICJP in 1978; Letter from Carmel Gaynor, ICJP to Hugh Logue, re. asking Logue if he would attend a conference in Strasbourg on various aspects of Human Rights and if Logue would report on same from Northern Ireland (13 Oct 1978); First Annual Application from the Irish Commission for Justice and Peace to Trócaire, in respect of Programme of Research and Policy Follow-Through (4 Aug 1978); document re. co-operation among European National Commissions of Justice and Peace (1979); Press release from Dept of Foreign Affairs "Minister Announces Development Education Grants" (6 Oct 1978); "Energy and Nuclear Weapon Proliferation - A European Point of View" by A. Giraud (Aug 1978); "A White Paper on Development" by ICJP; "Aspects of Judicially Developed Jurisprudence of Human Rights in Ireland" by Declan Costello; "Joint Application to the Department of Foreign Affairs from the Irish Council of Church and the IRrsh Commission for Justice and Peace"; "Development Education Project - Northern Ireland".

Draft Annual Report of ICJP 1978-1979.

Minutes of ICJP Meeting held on 19 Sept 1978; 20 Nov 1978; 5 Dec 1978.
Agenda for ICJP meeting held on 12 June 1978; 25 Oct 1978; 20 Nov 1978; 5 Dec 1978;

Issue of ICJP newsletter, Vol 2. No. 2, June 1978; Vol. 3 Sep 1978, Vol. V, No. 4. Nov 1978;
Issue of Briefings newsletter of ICJP, Issue no. 5 "Justice and Peace - the Role of the Teacher: Values and Attitudes"; Briefings No. 3 - "Shalom - The Fullness of God's Promise"
Circular No. 2; No. 3 Dec 1978 - "Religious Appointed to Liaise with the Justice and Peace Commission".

File of documents from the Irish Commission for Justice and Peace, including "Maltreatment of Prisoners by Police (the Royal Ulster Constabulary RUC) in Northern Ireland"; Text of Statement by Church of Ireland "Role of the Church" Committee about the work of the ICJP Commission - 2 Feb 1977; Press release from ICJP on "Emergency Powers and Criminal Law Bills - Statement by the Irish Commission for Justice and Peace" (1 Sep 1976); Text of ICJP Statement on Capital Punishment (11 Nov 1976); Document "Recommendations to Further Strengthen Safeguards Against the Possible Violation of Human Rights of People in Custody" n.d); Letter from Jerome Connolly, Executive Secretary, ICJP, to Justice Barra Ó Briain, forwarding a submission from ICJP on "Committee to recommend certain safeguards for persons in custody and for members of the Garda Sióchána (23 Nov 1977). Print copy of Annual Report of ICJP to the Irish Episcopal Conference, June 1976 - May 1977.