Both Applicants were Nigerian asylum seekers. Their cases were heard together because they raised common issues. In January 2009 they obtained leave to challenge decisions of the Refugee Applications Commissioner (and in the Ajibola case, of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal) by way of judicial review on the grounds that their claim for a declaration of refugee status under s. 17(1) … Read More
HID & BA v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Dokie and Ajibola
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2010] IEHC 172, [2011] IEHC 32 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 19 Jan 2010 |
| Judge: | Cooke J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Refugee |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/4a68d235-f99d-4412-9c69-d64369e63337/2011_IEHC_32_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | The asylum system established by the Refugee Act 1996 is consistent with Article 23 and Chapter V of the Asylum Procedures Directive 2005/85 EC |