Lobe & Osayande v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

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Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Court/s:Supreme Court
Citation/s:[2003] IESC 3
Judgment Date/s:23 Jan 2003
Judge:Keane, C.J.
Category:Citizenship, Deportation
Keywords:Citizenship, Deportation, Deportation Order
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/8717336e-c696-4447-8516-fae335fe3eee/2003_IESC_3_6.pdf/pdf#view=fitH

The Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal determined that both sets of applicants’ asylum claims should be processed in other Member States pursuant to the Dublin Convention and that the applicants should be removed to those countries. The applicants challenged these decisions by way of judicial review. Both couples had an Irish child and they argued that, pursuant … Read More

Principles:The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform has a power to deport non-Irish parents of Irish children where there are grave and substantial reasons associated with the common good to do so, even if Irish children are removed from the State as a consequence. In dealing with such cases, the Minister should take into account factors such as the length of time the family had residence in the State, the effectiveness of the immigration laws of the State and the provisions of the Dublin Convention.
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