Facts: The applicant was a Georgian national. He left Georgia in August, 2008 and arrived in Ireland some days later and claimed asylum. He said that he fled Georgia because of the conflict between Russia, South Ossetia, Abkazhia and Georgia and of his fears of imprisonment as a result of his refusal to be conscripted into the Georgian army, to … Read More
ES v Refugee Appeals Tribunal, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the Attorney General and Ireland
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal, the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the Attorney General and Ireland |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2014] IEHC 374 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 22 Jul 2014 |
| Judge: | MacEochaidh J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Asylum, Asylum application (Examination of an), Persecution, Refugee, Refugee (Convention), Refugee Law, Refugee Status |
| Country of Origin: | Georgia |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/1cf976e5-c605-4e78-853b-d2da1d231f44/2014_IEHC_374_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | An asylum applicant who is unable to submit any objective information to support his or her claim to fear persecution if returned to his or her country of origin is likely to be unable to make out a well-founded fear of persecution and, hence, an entitlement to a declaration of refugee status. |