MAM and KN v Minister for Justice

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Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice
Court/s:Supreme Court
Citation/s:[2020] IESC 32
Nature of Proceedings:Appeal/Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:19 Jun 2020
Judge:MacMenamin J
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Citizenship, Family Reunification, Family Unity (Right to), Refugee
Country of Origin:Somalia and Uzbekistan
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/5233d3ad-29b9-4f07-9536-65eb166a1784/2020_IESC_32.pdf/pdf#view=fitH

Facts The issue raised in these proceedings was effectively whether a refugee who subsequently acquired Irish citizenship by naturalisation lost the right to family reunification pursuant to section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. The evidence before the court was that between 2010 and 2017 the Minister for Justice accepted applications for family reunification from refugees who had acquired Irish … Read More

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