The Applicants, a mother and two children, were South African nationals who arrived in Ireland in April 2009 to claim asylum. The Refugee Applications Commissioner recommended that they not be declared refugees and this recommendation was affirmed by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. On 29 August 2009 the Applicants were informed by the Minister that he was refusing their application for … Read More
TD & Others v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Others
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Others |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2011] IEHC 37 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 25 Jan 2011 |
| Judge: | Hogan J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Deportation, Deportation Order, Refugee, Refugee Law |
| Country of Origin: | South Africa |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/c5ea25cc-d7ef-4c32-9894-f5c1e9332d55/2011_IEHC_37_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| References: | Case C-63/08 Pontin; Case C-246/09 Bulicke |
| Principles: | The 14 day time limit for judicial review in asylum matters fails to comply with EU law principles of equivalence and effectiveness and cannot be relied on against applicants who claim violations of EU law rights |