LGH v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Attorney General

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Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform; Attorney General
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2009] IEHC 78
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:30 Jan 2009
Judge:Edwards J.
Category:Citizenship, Naturalisation
Keywords:Citizenship, Citizenship (Acquisition of), Naturalisation
Country of Origin:China (PRC)
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/611a06fd-3e06-43e2-9762-cb070c5f0b51/2009_IEHC_78_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Geographic Focus:Ireland
References:Mishra v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform; Pok Sun Shum v Ireland

The Applicant was a Chinese national and a refugee. She applied to the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform under section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act, 1956, as amended, for a declaration of naturalisation as an Irish citizen. The Minister refused her a declaration of naturalisation in the exercise of his absolute discretion under section 15 … Read More

Principles:

The Minister has absolute discretion in deciding applications for naturalisation, but he must act judicially in the exercise of that discretion.

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