The Applicant was a Nigerian national who had travelled to Ireland in order to claim refugee status. She claimed to have been the victim of sexual abuse at the hands of her father and his friends throughout her adolescence. The Refugee Applications Commissioner recommended that she not be declared a refugee. An initial appeal to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal was … Read More
WMM v Refugee Appeals Tribunal (Michelle O’Gorman) and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal (Michelle O'Gorman) and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2009] IEHC 492, [2010] IEHC 171 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 11 Nov 2009 |
| Judge: | Cooke J. and Clark J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Refugee, Refugee Law |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/ac054284-6c45-4397-b9a1-091acdaad8ac/2009_IEHC_492_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | If an applicant is found to be entirely credible, then this ought to be stated and that, unless the determination of credibility is spelled out, it can be difficult, if not impossible to assess the validity of a Tribunal decision |