HID & BA v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

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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

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

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

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