Facts: The applicant was a Guinean national. He claimed asylum in the State. He said that he had been a prominent student union activist and had fallen foul of the authorities there on account of his activities. He said that he and his group had taken part in a significant demonstration in 2007, following which he was detained. He said … Read More
CB v Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland and the Attorney General
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland and the Attorney General |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2014] IEHC 496 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 02 Oct 2014 |
| Judge: | Barr J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Asylum, Country of Origin Information, Persecution, Refugee |
| Country of Origin: | Guinea |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/7adf6b6b-def4-4435-ae14-59c4825c3243/2014_IEHC_496_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | When deciding whether to accept or reject an applicant’s credibility, a protection decision-maker must have regard to country of origin information which is capable of supporting his core claim and, if it decides not to give such information any or any significant weight, it should give a reasoned basis for that. An applicant seeking to set aside a decision of a protection decision-maker by way of judicial review cannot seek to rely at the hearing upon new grounds which are not contained in the statement of grounds without bringing a motion to amend that statement. |