Facts: The applicant was a national of Pakistan who claimed asylum in Ireland on the basis that he had become involved in a land dispute with his cousin. He claimed that, in the course of the dispute, his cousin menaced him with a gun, but that he disarmed him and shot and wounded him. He then fled, fearing arrest, and … Read More
JA v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Others
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Ireland and the Attorney General |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2015] IEHC 342 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 19 May 2015 |
| Judge: | Faherty J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Protection, Refugee |
| Country of Origin: | Pakistan |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/ba0ad634-4069-4b28-b4eb-d7c945d4fc83/2015_IEHC_342_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | A claim for refugee status will fail if there is no convention nexus within the meaning of s. 2 of the Refugee Act 1996, or if the applicant can access state protection in his or her country of origin. |