Facts: The applicant was a child whose father submitted an application for naturalisation on her behalf under section 15 of the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956. The Minister refused the application on the basis that the applicant’s father did not satisfy the “good character” requirement because he had a number of convictions. The applicant’s mother challenged the decision to … Read More
Iurescu v Minister for Justice
Iurescu v Minister for Justice
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2019] IEHC 535 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 19 Jul 2019 |
| Judge: | Keane D |
| Category: | Citizenship |
| Keywords: | Citizenship, Citizenship (Acquisition of), Naturalisation |
| Country of Origin: | Moldova |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/7370d5f8-1ca9-4176-afe6-a1eb665136e1/2019_IEHC_535_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Principles: | The Minister was not entitled to refuse an application for naturalisation behalf of a child on good character grounds because the child’s parent is not of good character. |