The Applicant was a Nigerian national and an asylum seeker. She claimed to have been persecuted by her step-mother in Nigeria. The Refugee Applications Commissioner found that her account of that alleged persecution was incredible and recommended that she not be declared a refugee. In its decision on her appeal against that recommendation, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal made no clear … Read More
USI v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2011] IEHC 144 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 07 Apr 2011 |
| Judge: | Cooke J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Refugee, Refugee Law |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/89d0ae7e-4bf5-40a5-b537-73d036ffb4e8/2011_IEHC_144_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | It is within the power of the High Court to remit a decision to the Refugee Appeals Tribunal with a recommendation that it be further considered by the Tribunal member in question |