Facts: In IRM (No.2) the High Court considered the obligation on the Minister to consider the rights of an unborn child when deciding whether to revoke a deportation order in respect of the father of the child. The applicant was a Nigerian citizen who was refused asylum; a deportation order was subsequently issued but he remained unlawfully in the State. … Read More
IRM v Minister for Justice and Equality (No.2)
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice and Equality |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2016] IEHC 478 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 29 Jul 2016 |
| Judge: | Humphreys R. |
| Category: | Deportation |
| Keywords: | Deportation, Deportation Order, Family Life (Right to), Immigration |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria/Ireland |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/14935597-d3bd-4551-9101-067d8a435de0/2016_IEHC_478_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Other |
| Principles: | The decision in IRM establishes that the prospective legal rights and (where raised in submissions) interests that a child will acquire on birth are matters that the Minister must consider when an application is made under s.3(11) by reference to an unborn child. |