Ethics, Politics, Law and Philosophy Committee

The 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.

Assessing the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: The View from Ireland

A seminar examining key aspects of the EU Pact on Migration, as well as critical perspectives and the broader Irish context.

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Ireland 2030

If you missed our series of four panel discussions delving into key issues facing society on the island of Ireland you can watch them now.

8 June, 2022

Ethics, Politics, Law and Philosophy Committee

‘How should a liberal democracy react to conscientious objection claims?’

Read the report on the recent debate on conscientious objection from legal, philosophical, theological and religious perspectives.

15 April, 2021

Ethics, Politics, Law and Philosophy Committee

Read the report or watch the event ‘How should a liberal democracy react to conscientious objection claims?’

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…

3 March, 2021

Ethics, Politics, Law and Philosophy Committee

Report from Twenty Years after the Belfast Agreement 1998: A Young Person’s Guide to the Future

A succinct report from the conversation about the main issues facing young people in Ireland twenty years after the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement.

28 June, 2018

Ethics, Politics, Law and Philosophy Committee