WMM v Refugee Appeals Tribunal (Michelle O’Gorman) and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

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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

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

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

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