Files relating to Kevin Boyle and the United Nations. These files refer to Boyle in numerous capacities of professional and academic work and interaction with the United Nations and its Office of the High Commission for Human Rights. Boyle acted as a Special Rapporteur in 1984 and later as Special Advisor to Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland in her capacity as U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. Boyle later acted as a consultant advisor to the U.N. and its Human Rights division. These files also contain files arranged and maintained by Boyle relating to his ongoing personal and professional relationship with Mary Robinson and her husband Nicholas Robinson. Files date from the late 1970s when Boyle and Robinson were acting legal councils and barristers and later included correspondence when Mary Robinson was President of Ireland between 1990 and 1997.

File relating to the work of the United Nations in the area of Freedom of Religion, including some manuscript notes by Kevin Boyle on Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; article entitled "The History of the UN Declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief (1981) by Japp A. Walkate (May 1989); Copy of report by the United Nations Centre for Human Rights, on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief" (1989)

File of documents relating to the United Nations focus on the plight of minorities, including implementation papers following recommendations of the Durban Conference, 2001 - 2002; promoting justice and reconciliation in Africa; Draft reports of working group of UN Sub-Commission on prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities (Aug 1983); a paper entitled "Minority Education Rights in International Law - A Theoretical Approach (n.d.) and other such documents.

File includes letter of invitation to Kevin Boyle from Irish United Nations Association and others to attend a seminar on 'Prisoners and the Northern Ireland Peace Process', Westminster, 12 Mar 1998, a copy report from the NIACRO, Belfast being an executive summary 'The Release and Integration of Politically Motivated Prisoners in Northern Ireland . . . (1995); Commentary from the Committee for Administration of Justice on the Implementation Plan for the Criminal Justice Review Bill (Jan 2002) and text of address given by Mary Robinson as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights entitled "Making right relationships an everyday practice" (May 2002).

File relating to the UN Human Rights Committee and Ireland, including text of report and consideration of reports of states parties due in 1991 - Ireland, 30 Oct 1992; 48th session summary record of consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the covenant, Initial Report of Ireland (Jul 1993); text of response by the Attorney General of Ireland, Mr. Harold A. Whelehan S.C.; memo on the U.N. Human Rights Committee Session on Ireland (2000)

Large map of the globe entitled 'Descriptive Map of the United Nations' with details and commentary on countries in the United Nations.

Printed booklet prepared by Martin Ennals, being an early (perhaps first) published manifesto of Article 19. It includes an introduction on Article 19 of the U.D.H.R., a proposal for the group 'Article 19' and its methodology, background, structure, timetable, finances and statute.

File includes departmental and university materials regarding staffing, salaries, teaching loads, student welfare, teaching assessment and related documents. Includes issues of newsletter of Irish Federation of University Teachers.

Printed booklet for the session of 1920-21, Faculty of Law, "Regulations for Courses of Study and Subjects of Examinations for Degrees. Also receipts for fees paid to UCD by Michael Rynne. Also black and white photograph depicting the scene where Michael Rynne, as President of the Student Representatives Council, University College Dublin (UCD), makes a presentation to Eamon De Valera as Chancellor of the National University of Ireland (NUI) Also pictured is a guard of honour performed by Cumann na mBan members in uniform; a badly damaged pamphlet for the aims and terms of the Students Representative Council, University College Dublin; Printed menu card from Golden Jubilee Celebration of the UCD Student Representative Council event held on 21 Nov 1966.

File includes assorted documents relating to University College Galway including handbook from the Observer Mace Debate 1988, held at UCG and at which Garry Hynes was an adjudicator (25 Feb 1988); Graduation booklet of UCG from 1986; Booklet to mark the award of Freedom of Galway to President Ronald Reagan, Jun 1984, with detail of honorary degree awarded to President Reagan by UCG; Newsletter "Galway at a Glance" covering Reagan's Visit; Issue of 'Cairde' magazine, for graduates of NUIG (UCG), Jan 2007; Issue of Ollscéala, staff newsletter of NUIG, celebrating Druid's 30th Anniversary with an archive exhibition at the Hardiman Library (Jul 2005) Commemorative booklet for the 150th anniversary of NUIG (1999) Graduation booklet also present from Galway RTC, Nov 2007 and from GMIT, May 2013.