Material relating to Royal Irish Academy (RIA) National Committee for the Study of International Affairs (NCSIA) 4th annual conference, Jury's hotel, Dublin, 20/11/1981, including correspondence between Senator Mary Robinson (MR) and DJ Driscoll, Secretary, NCSIA, in relation to MR chairing one of the sessions at the conference, and including draft and final conference programme, 28/09-09/11/1981; short biography of Padraic N MacKernan, Assistant Secretary and Political director, Department of Foreign Affairs, who was speaking on session MR was chairing; MR's handwritten notes; official invite from Minister for Foreign Affairs to MR to informal reception in Iveagh House, 20/11/1981; cuttings relating to Ireland, its stance on neutrality, and security talks with the EEC [European Economic Community], 09/10-05/11/1981, which were of significance given the conference theme "European Political Cooperation".

Correspondence, agendas and other material sent to Mary Robinson, as member of the Royal Irish Academy (RIA), relating to election of new members (13/06/1999), to invite from David Spearman, President RIA, to MR to private general meeting to address concerns from members on how RIA manages its affairs including its election procedures, (21/09/1999) and to Stated General Meeting at which amendments to by-Laws adopted by Council following previous meeting were to be proposed and approved, with amendments attached, 30/11/1999.

Material relating to the Royal Irish Academy (RIA) and Mary Robinson (MR)'s membership of it consisting of correspondence, agendas and minutes. Material includes agendas 16/03/2001 and 30/11/2001; material relating to election of new members and honorary members to the RIA, 07/03/2001 and [?]/11/2001; correspondence relating to re-instituting the Cunningham Medal, and the awarding of medals to four members, 04/04/2001.

Draft Strategic Plan for the Royal Irish Academy and related documents on proposed changes to the Statutes and By-Laws, and implementation process for plan, sent to Mary Robinson as member, by Paddy Buckley, Executive Secretary, 07/03/2002.

Royal Irish Academy Annual Review 2004-2005

Royal Irish Academy Members' Dining Club menu, 14/03/2008, and flyer relating to procedure for postal voting by Members for the election of President and Council 2008-2009.

Material in this subseries relates to the work of Mary Robinson (MR) in connection with The Royal Irish Academy (RIA), an independent, all-island learned society established under charter in 1785. Membership is by election and is considered the highest academic honour in Ireland. MR is one of approximately 680 members, chosen for their distinguished contributions to scholarship and research in the sciences, humanities, social sciences and public service, and was elected in 1991. Material is arranged chronologically across 6 files and includes correspondence, agendas, strategic plans and minutes.

Material in folder marked "Rubin Committee" relating to Mary Robinson's work on the Advisory Committee of the Samuel Rubin Program for the Advancement of Liberty and Equality through Law, including correspondence relating to her invite to be on the committee, 25/11/2003-02/01/2004, and correspondence, programme, speaking notes and other material relating to MR giving Rubin Lecture, 27/06-13/10/2005.

Material relating to Mary Robinson's attendance at "Structure and Dimensions of European Community Policy" conference organised by The European Policy Unit, European University Institute (EUI), Florence 11-13 June 1987. It includes papers for 1986 EU Colloquium "Interpretation of the EC treaties in the light of subsequent practice": "Die spätere Praxis im Rahmen eines dynamischen Vertragsbegriffs" [Later practice within the framework of a dynamic contract concept?], Wolfram Karl, "Die Rolle der späteren Praxis als Auslegungselement in der Rchtsprechung das Internationalen Gerichtshofes, des Europäischen Gerichtshofes für Menschenrechte und des Gerichtshofes der Europäischen Gemeinschaften" [The role of subsequent practice as an element of interpretation in the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Communities?], Torsten Stein, "L'influence de la pratique des institutions de la Communauté dur l'interprétation des Traités..." [The influence of the practice of the institutions of the Community on the interpretation of the Treaties?], Jean-Louis Dewost, "Probleme atypischer Rechts- und Handlungsformen bei der Auslegung des europäischen Gemeinschaftsrechts" [Problems of atypical legal forms and forms of action in the interpretation of European Community law?], Ulrich Everling, "Convergences et conflits, dans l'interprétation du traité CEE, entre la praticque ultérieure des Etats membres et la jurisprudence de la Cour de Justice des Communautés Européennes" [Convergences and conflicts in the interpretation of the EEC Treaty between the subsequent practice of the Member States and the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities], Jean Groux, "Die Bindungswirkung der Praxis der Organe und der Mitgliedstaaten der EG bei der Auslegung und Lückenfüllung des Europäischen Gemeinschaftsrechts: Die Roll des Art. 5 EWG-Vertrag" [The binding effect of the practice of the institutions and Member States of the EC in interpreting and tolerating gaps in European Community law: The role of Article 5 of the EEC Treaty], Albert Bleckman, and "Member States measures for enlarging the scope of the Treaties", Claus Gulmann; booklet on the EUI's European Policy Unit 1985-1986, and bulletin 11/1985; correspondence between Jürgen Schwarze, Director, European Policy Unit, EUI, and Prof Mary Robinson (MR) including her formal invitation to attend the June conference (10/02/1987), and MR announcing news of establishment of Irish Centre for European Law [see P143/1/7] at Trinity College Dublin (14/09/1987), 30/01-11/12/1987; conference programme drafts and outlines, official programme and list of participants; dinner invite from Prof Werner Maihofer, President EUI, 11/06/1987; background material and MR's handwritten notes.

Material relating to summer schools run at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), including in partnership with Queen's University Belfast (QUB), University of San Francisco (USF), University of San Diego (USD) and ICEL (Irish Centre for European Law), as well as Irish American Bar Association programme for Irish Law Students, 1989-1994.