On the 10th November 2012, the 31st Amendment to Bunreacht na hEireann was approved. The new Article 42A in relation to Children’s Rights provides: ARTICLE 42A – CHILDREN. 1 The State recognises and affirms the natural and imprescriptible rights of all children and shall, as far as practicable, by its laws protect and […]
Earlier this month, following the Irish refugee council’s report ‘Difficult to believe’, a conference was held on Credibility in asylum claims. Professor Guy S. Goodwin Gill a senior research fellow and professor of International Refugee law at Oxford University was the keynote speaker. He spoke about the protection of refugees as “a matter of international […]
We have recently received a number of queries in relation to legal guardianship from persons who wish to apply to the Minister for permission to reside on the basis of their parental role with an Irish citizen child. Some of the queries relate to unmarried fathers who are no longer in a relationship with the […]
FAMILY REUNIFICATION – A HAPPY ENDING FOR ONE CLIENT We received a number of positive decisions in pending applications for Family Reunification last week. One case is particularly a cause for celebration in our office, because it is a case that has until now caused us much concern. Our young client had come to Ireland […]
