The applicant sought to quash the decision of the Refugee Appeals Tribunal refusing him refugee status on the ground, inter alia, that the Tribunal erred in considering the relative balance between any economic motives he had in seeking to come to the State and his alleged fear of persecution and finding that he was more of an economic migrant. The … Read More
G v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2004] IEHC 343, Unreported |
| Judgment Date/s: | 04 Nov 2004 |
| Judge: | Finlay Geoghegan |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Migrant (Economic), Refugee, Refugee Law, Refugee Status |
| Principles: | The fact that a refugee might also be an economic migrant does not deprive him or her of his or her status as a refugee. |