Item 7 - The Commonwealth and Human Rights

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File of documents relating to 'The Commonwealth and Human Rights' - a proposed new module within the M.A. in Human Rights. File includes a proposal for the course with commentary and annotation by Boyle; extended document entitled "The Commonwealth: Has it a Role in the Advancement of Human Rights"; draft outline for seminar on 'Human Rights and the Commonwealth (Jan - Mar 2000); manuscript notes on this topic by Boyle; page of The Irish Times, (27 Nov 1998) being the full test of address delivered by British Prime Minister Tony Blair, to the joint Houses of the Oireachtas, Dublin, with an image of Blair delivering the speech; text of article by Boyle and Richard Bourne, entitled 'The Contemporary Commonwealth and featured in the Irish Times, Note, draft of same article with notes and annotation is included; Manuscript notes from notebook written by Kevin Boyle and cover page attached is entitled "Commonwealth Text Book Project"; File also includes copy of letter from Prof. Nigel Rodley, University of Essex to the Honourable Mr. Justice A. R. Gubbay, Chief Justice of Zimbabwe, commenting in detail on Gubbay's earlier letter and discussing articles of Zimbabwe constitution "that seems on its face to claw back such a time-honoured means of exercising freedom of expression and assembly" and also notes he has asked Article 19 to forward a copy of their Manual on Freedom of Expression, on Kevin Boyle's Recommendation.

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29/10/2013
03/07/2025