SO (a minor) v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Michelle O’Gorman, Refugee Appeals Tribunal, aka Obaidy

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Obaidy
Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Michelle O'Gorman, Refugee Appeals Tribunal
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2010] IEHC 151
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:05 Feb 2010
Judge:Edwards J.
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Child, Minor (Unaccompanied), Refugee, Refugee Law
Country of Origin:Afghanistan
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/165a48db-d5f5-4d1f-b872-f1f75da5f4a9/2010_IEHC_151_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Geographic Focus:Ireland

The Applicant was an Afghan national who arrived in Ireland in 2006 as an unaccompanied minor. He claimed asylum on the basis of a fear of persecution both by the Taliban and the new Afghan government. The Refugee Applications Commissioner recommended that he not be declared a refugee. His appeal against the Commissioner’s recommendation was heard by the Refugee Appeals … Read More

Principles:

Unaccompanied minor appellants at the Refugee Appeals Tribunal are entitled to have their claims evaluated in the context of their level of maturity and particular circumstances.

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