Facts: The applicant was granted refugee status as a minor on 25 September 2014. In July 2018, when the applicant was aged 17, an application for family reunification in respect of her mother, father and sister was submitted by her social worker. In September 2018 the application was refused by the Minister for Justice on the basis that it had … Read More
II v Minister for Justice
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2019] IEHC 729 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Appeal/Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 29 Oct 2019 |
| Judge: | Humphreys R |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Child (Separated), Discrimination (Direct), European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), Family Reunification, Family Unity (Right to), Refugee |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/08ccbb41-7ed2-47cc-b904-f7422dbbe652/2019_IEHC_%20729_%201.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Principles: | Section 56(8) of the International Protection Act 2015 was not repugnant to the Constitution or incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. |