Facts: The applicant was a Nigerian national who was born in May 1991. She arrived in the State on 9 January 2007 when she was 15 years old and applied for asylum. The applicant claimed to been threatened with forced marriage and attempted rape. She said she was given assistance by the African Refugee Foundation (“AREF”) before ultimately leaving Nigeria. … Read More
AO v Refugee Appeals Tribunal
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal |
| Citation/s: | [2017] IECA 51 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Appeal |
| Judgment Date/s: | 27 Feb 2017 |
| Judge: | Hogan G. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Protection, Protection (Actors of), Refugee, Refugee Law |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/60f58660-ca51-428a-9c4c-2ba6a53d7276/2017_IECA_51_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Other |
| Principles: | This decision establishes that a decision-maker is not obliged as a general rule to conduct his or her own investigations in order to establish the authenticity of a document relied on by an applicant for international protection. |