VI & SJI v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

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Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2011] IEHC 85
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:25 Feb 2011
Judge:Birmingham J.
Category:Deportation
Keywords:Deportation, Protection (Subsidiary)
Country of Origin:Kenya
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/98654145-fb04-4023-9d37-6a785addc710/2011_IEHC_85_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Geographic Focus:Ireland
References:Chan v. Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs [1989] CLR 379; L.M. v. Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Others [2010] IEHC 132

The Applicants were a mother and child from Kenya. They claimed to fear persecution in Kenya from the Mungiki sect and claimed refugee status in Ireland. Their applications were refused and they applied for subsidiary protection on the grounds of serious ethnicly motivated violence in Kenya following a disputed election in 2007. In refusing these applications, the Minister relied on … Read More

Principles:

In determining subsidiary protection applications, the Minister is entitled to rely, expressly or implicitly, on credibility findings by the Refugee Applications Commissioner and the Refugee Appeals Tribunal.

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