BRS v Refugee Applications Commissioner and Ors

Respondent/Defendant:Refugee Applications Commissioner and Ors
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2006] IEHC 247
Judgment Date/s:27 Jun 2006
Judge:Clarke
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Refugee, Refugee Law, Refugee Status
References:Refugee Act 1996

The Applicant claimed a well-founded fear of persecution, including the death penalty, in Iran as an apostate. The Commissioner found that the country information did not corroborate the claim that the Applicant would be subjected to the death penalty and made a finding under Section 13(6)(a) Refugee Act 1996, that the Applicant’s case had no or minimal basis, as a … Read More

Principles:

The substance of the requirement in Section 13(6)(a) of the Refugee Act 1996 is that in order to make a finding under that Section the Commissioner is required to be satisfied that the Applicant’s claim, at its height, has been shown to have a basis no more than minimal.

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