Just War Reasoning Overcomes Moral Ambiguity on War and Peace
Remarks delivered by Eric Patterson at Catholic University of America on Sept. 13th, 2022 on HR 1009.
Eric PattersonFebruary 27, 2023
HR 1009: Subordinating Military Power to Politics
We can be grateful for Congressman McNerney reminding us that force serves politics and not the other way around.
Joseph E. CapizziFebruary 20, 2023
Two Cheers for McNerney’s Just War Resolution
American thinking has often been shaped by Just War Theory, if implicitly. Last year, Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-CA) introduced HR 1009 that clarifies and makes explicit the American commitment to the just war tradition.
Paul D. MillerFebruary 6, 2023
Bringing Just War Theory to Congress With H.R. 1009
In March of 2022, I introduced H.Res. 1009 to propose implementing structured deliberation on the most serious and grave responsibility…
Jerry McNerneyJanuary 31, 2023
Just War 101 – E5: Proper Authority
The just war tradition offers a view of politics conceiving of sovereignty as a moral responsibility through the just causes of war can be met and overcome.
Marc LiVeccheJanuary 28, 2023
Just War 101 – E3: Why The Big Ox Matters
Thomas Aquinas is a pivotal thinker — historically and conceptually — in the development of the Christian realist just war tradition
Marc LiVeccheDecember 22, 2022
Just War 101 – E2: Two Presumptions, (Not) Alike in Dignity
The Christian realist just war tradition is primarily concerned with aiding reflection on how to meet the obligations of of love through, not despite, war
Marc LiVeccheDecember 15, 2022
Just War 101: A Primer on Fighting Right Fights, Rightly
The first in a series, this introductory essay grounds the historical development of just war tradition in Christian moral and political responsibility
Marc LiVeccheDecember 9, 2022
