OO v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2004] 2 IR 426
Judgment Date/s:30 Jul 2004
Judge:Gilligan
Category:Deportation
Keywords:Deportation, Deportation Order
URL:http://www.courts.ie/Judgments.nsf/bce24a8184816f1580256ef30048ca50/1761c5912cecec39802570d7004155f0?OpenDocument

The applicant had been refused asylum and was the subject of a deportation order. A consultant psychotherapist indicated that the applicant might attempt to take his own life before repatriation was effected. The applicant’s solicitor requested that the Minister revoke the order and stated that the therapist’s report would be furnished the next day. The following day, however, and before … Read More

Principles:

Where a proposed deportee seeks revocation of a deportation order where there is a bona fide risk to his or her life, the Minister is obliged to consider the relevant medical evidence before determining whether to revoke the order.

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