Facts: In AW v Minister for Justice (No.2) the applicant was a failed asylum seeker from Democratic Republic of Congo who challenged the Minister’s refusal to revoke a deportation order against her. The applicant claimed that she would be at risk of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment if she was deported to DRC and that her deportation was therefore in … Read More
AW v Minister for Justice (No.2)
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2016] IEHC 111 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judical review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 15 Feb 2016 |
| Judge: | Humphreys R. |
| Category: | Deportation |
| Keywords: | Deportation, Deportation Order |
| Country of Origin: | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/ed4176d9-0c5f-43ff-b210-a1e1c6c64f78/2016_IEHC_111_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Other |
| Principles: | The decision in AW v Minister for Justice (No.2) clarifies the threshold to be applied by the Minister in assessing whether deportation of a person would be in breach of the principle of non-refoulement by specifying a minimum level of gravity required for the alleged breach. |