The Applicant was a national of Ghana and a declared refugee. Entitled pursuant to section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996 to family reunification, in 2003 he applied to the Minister for visas for his wife and four children. The Minister referred to applications to the Refugee Applications Commissioner, who drew to the Minister’s attention certain discrepancies between the Applicant’s … Read More
POT v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
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| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2008] IEHC 361 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 19 Nov 2008 |
| Judge: | Hedigan J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Family Reunification, Refugee, Refugee Law |
| Country of Origin: | Ghana |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/2f9a9a3e-296b-4152-bf76-e09e4f18e56c/2008_IEHC_361_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | The Minister ought to have notified the Applicant that he doubted the validity of the documents submitted in support of his application for family reunification. The Applicant should have been offered a chance to comment. |