The Applicant was a Belarusian national who had come to Ireland in 2004 and had claimed asylum in May 2006 when her student visa expired. She claimed that before coming to Ireland she had been arrested by the Belarusian authorities while carrying literature supportive of the Belarusian opposition. The Refugee Applications Commissioner recommended that she not be declared a refugee, … Read More
HR v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2011] IEHC 151 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 15 Apr 2011 |
| Judge: | Cooke J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Refugee, Refugee Law |
| Country of Origin: | Belarus |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/dc81207f-92dd-4a37-8491-4d030e1a38ea/2011_IEHC_151_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | A decision maker must be careful not to misplace reliance upon demeanour and risk construing as deliberate lack of candour a demeanour which may be the result of nervousness, of the stress of the occasion and even of the embarrassment of being an asylum seeker |