The Applicants were a family of Nigerian origin. Ms Efe had been given permission to remain in the state on the basis of the IBC/05 scheme, but such permission had been denied to Mr Efe, the children’s stepfather, who had been issued with a deportation order. The Applicants challenged the deportation order on the grounds that the substantive common law … Read More
Efe and Others v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Others (No.2)
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Others |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2011] IEHC 214 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 07 Jun 2011 |
| Judge: | Hogan J. |
| Category: | Deportation |
| Keywords: | Deportation, Deportation Order, Removal |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/c9d36605-6e94-4b9f-bf50-5aff55ae6514/2011_IEHC_214_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| References: | Meadows v. Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
| Principles: | The substantive common law rules of judicial review - namely the doctrines of reasonableness, rationality and other related rules – provide an ‘effective remedy’ against breach of rights under the Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as required by Articles 40.3.1 and 40.3.2 of the Constitution and Article 13 of the ECHR. |