FA v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Appeals Authority

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Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Appeals Authority
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2002] 5 ICLMD 108;[2001] IEHC 217
Judgment Date/s:21 Dec 2001
Judge:Ó Caoimh
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Refugee, Refugee Law, Refugee Status
Country of Origin:Sierra Leone
References:House of Lords in R v Secretary of State for the Home Department - ex parte Sivakumaran [1988] Imm AR 147 ; Adan v Secretary of State for the Home Office [1998] 2 W.L.R. 702

The applicant was refused asylum at first instance and appealed to the Appeals Authority. At the appeal he gave evidence of his claimed experience of arrest, imprisonment and subjection to torture, cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment in Sierra Leone and argued that such treatment occurred by reason of political activity and membership of a social group. The Appeals Authority found … Read More

Principles:

The correct standard of proof in applications for asylum is whether there is a reasonable likelihood of persecution for a Convention reason if an applicant for asylum is returned to his or her country of origin.

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