Adam and Iordache v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Court/s:High Court, Supreme Court
Citation/s:[2001] 2 ILRM 452
Judgment Date/s:16 Nov 2000
Judge:O’Donovan
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), Refugee, Refugee Law, Refugee Status
Country of Origin:Romania

Two groups of Romanian nationals were separately granted leave to apply for judicial review of their deportation orders. They contended that their deportations would infringe their rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. In both cases the High Court held that the Convention was not part of Irish domestic law and that the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law … Read More

Principles:When considering applications for asylum, the Minister was not obliged to take into account the European Convention on Human Rights as it was not part of Irish domestic law. General evidence of human rights abuses in a country is not in itself enough to prevent individuals being repatriated to that country.
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