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Read more about the RIAThe Ethical, Political Legal and Philosophical Studies Committee is a multi-disciplinary committee that was established in September 2014. Its purpose and aim is to promote co-operation across and within its scholarly disciplines, to advise, contribute and guide Academy policy in these areas and to engage the public on issues of topical interest, on an all-island basis.
Held on Thursday, 11 February 2021: Four panel sessions of an informed debate on conscientious objection from legal, philosophical, theological and religious perspectives, and finally a discussion on how legislators and governments in liberal democracies should react to claims of conscience. Read the report here or watch the panel sessions below.
A keynote lecture by Philippe Sands followed by a multidisciplinary panel discussion and questions from the online audience.
A free lunchtime lecture by Fran O’Rourke, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy, UCD. Followed by a recital of Irish songs from the works of James Joyce with accompaniment by guitarist John Feeley.
Read the Ethical, Political, Legal and Philosophical Studies Committee's reports for its discussion and opinion series.
