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

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

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.

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