Damache v Minister for Justice

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Damache v Minister for Justice
Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2019] IEHC 444
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial review
Judgment Date/s:31 May 2019
Judge:Humphreys R
Category:Citizenship
Keywords:Citizenship, Citizenship (Loss of), Naturalisation
Country of Origin:Algeria
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/790861e8-22ef-44de-9e1b-8401147bed00/2019_IEHC_444_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH

Facts The applicant was an Algerian national who had been granted a certificate of naturalisation but subsequently pleaded guilty in the United States to a charge of materially assisting in an Islamist terrorist conspiracy. The Minister subsequently issued a proposal to revoke the applicant’s naturalisation on the basis that he had failed in his duty of loyalty and fidelity to … Read More

Principles:Section 19 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 was not unconstitutional or incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
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