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Pax nostra: the role of armed forces in replacing the bonds of war with the bonds of charity

Dr Elise Lefeuvre Dr Elise Lefeuvre is adjunct lecturer at UCC School of Law. She holds a Master from Sciences Po Lyon, a MSc from LSE, and a PhD from UCC. “The starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.” Immanuel Kant, Critique of Practical Reason (1788) INTRODUCTION Military work is, in essence,… Read more »

 

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Editorial

Dr Ciara Murphy “Every war leaves our world worse than it was before. War is a failure of politics and of humanity, a shameful capitulation, a stinging defeat before the forces of evil.” Pope Francis, Fratelli Tutti Pope Francis in Fratelli Tutti articulates the utter devastation which war leaves in its wake.1 As the Irish… Read more »