BP v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2003] 4 IR 200
Judgment Date/s:21 Oct 2003
Judge:Gilligan
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Refugee, Refugee Law, Refugee Status
Country of Origin:Georgia

The applicant, a national of Georgia, sought asylum for reasons of a claimed fear of persecution because of his political opinion and in particular because of a fear of reprisals for research he carried out for a television programme that investigated government corruption. The applicant said that he did not relocate in Georgia because he felt he would continue to … Read More

Principles:

Internal relocation is an alternative to refugee status rather than a component of the test of refugee status. Where a decision maker applies the principle of internal relocation, it is arguable that there should be a detailed consideration of whether the risk of persecution extends to a place of proposed internal relocation.

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