TS letter from Boyle to Hannum, detailing an offer to bring Hannum to Galway as a visiting scholar and also discussing use of plastic bullets in Northern Ireland being "an even bigger scandal than interrogation was in the early 1970s".
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TS copy letter from Boyle to Hannum, sending best wishes for his proposed project with UNESCO, discussing published works on Human Rights and mentions he is now working with the New Ireland Forum.
TS letter from Boyle to Hannum, enclosing an unnamed draft of an [article].
TS copy letter from Boyle to Hannum, wishing Hannum luck with his application to [ ], stating the 'amazing experience' Boyle is to have taking a course on the international protection of the right to life, at the Hague, and notes that Raymond Murray want
TS copy letter from Boyle to Hannum, discussing in detail the "wholly exhausting crisis in the H-Blocks. . ." and the position of the Commission for Justice and Peace and contact from Strasbourg on the matter.
TS copy letter from Boyle to Hannum, "thought you would like to hear the good news - the Farrell case has been admitted for hearing at Strasbourg."
TS copy letter from Boyle to Hannum, discussing how he has been invited to attend a conference on Northern Ireland in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
TS copy letter from Boyle to Hannum, discussing life in Galway, the Law faculty at University College Galway, hopeful plans to set up a Centre for Human Rights at U.C.G, discusses the H-Block legal cases in detail and other related issues.
DR's birth cert and page of handwritten notes which inc parents DOB's removed from main file
Material relates to case of David Reynolds (DR) who believed he was entitled to vote but was not on register. Voting age had been lowered to 18 and draft register was published in Dec 1972. DR sent in correction and was told he would appear on new register on 15 April 1973. However, DR wanted to vote in local elections in 28th Feb 1973 and claimed he had constitutional right to vote. Unclear whether case was successful. Solicitors: Dudley Potter, Counsel: Mary Robinson.