Facts: The first and second applicants were recognised refugees whose applications for family reunification with their wives were refused on the basis that their marriages took place after they had applied for international protection. They challenged the constitutionality and/or ECHR compatibility of section 56(9)(a) of the International Protection Act 2015 (which limits the right of family reunification to spouses where … Read More
A, S and I v Minister for Justice
Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice |
Court/s: | Supreme Court |
Citation/s: | [2020] IESC 70 |
Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial review/appeal |
Judgment Date/s: | 08 Dec 2020 |
Judge: | Dunne E |
Category: | Refugee Law |
Keywords: | Child (Separated), Family (Nuclear), Family Unity (Right to), Protection (International), Refugee |
Country of Origin: | Afghanistan, Iraq, Nigeria |
URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/d0eae3ec-52c2-41af-8f01-f97a34a2d5ab/2020_IESC_70_Dunne%20J.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
Principles: | The limitation of the right to family reunification to spouses whose marriages took place prior to submission of an application for international protection was neither unconstitutional nor in breach of the ECHR. The absolute 12 month time limit for submission of an application for family reunification was neither unconstitutional nor in breach of the ECHR. |