Facts: The applicant was a minor and a national of Nigeria. His mother claimed asylum on his behalf. She said that she was a member of the Osu caste and that her husband was a member of the Igbo tribe. She claimed that the Osu were viewed as outcasts and that her husband’s family might try to kill the applicant … Read More
SE (A Minor) v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal and the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2014] IEHC 240 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 02 May 2014 |
| Judge: | McDermott J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Asylum, Asylum application (Examination of an), Child, Country of Origin Information, Minor, Persecution, Refugee, Refugee (Convention), Refugee Law, Refugee Status |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/a127cf1c-db69-477c-b5ca-da2600af9f62/2014_IEHC_240_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | Findings made about the treatment of a group to which an asylum applicant claims to belong in his or her country of origin, and which is based on reliable country of origin information, will not be unreasonable. A court will not permit an applicant to obtain leave or relief on grounds of challenge which are too general in nature to be stateable and which have not been particularised in the statement of grounds or in written submissions, or connected meaningfully to the facts of the case. |