Facts: The applicants claimed to be of Niger nationality and claimed asylum in Ireland based on a fear of persecution on the ground of religion in that country. They were Christians and said that they were attacked by rebels on that account. The first applicant said that they escaped by running into the bush, and later met a pastor who … Read More
JV and Others 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 56 |
Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
Judgment Date/s: | 27 Jan 2015 |
Judge: | Faherty J. |
Category: | Refugee Law |
Keywords: | Refugee |
Country of Origin: | Niger |
URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/f1926cef-1d1a-4a8d-8364-a8a1f3f0f43b/2015_IEHC_56_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
Principles: | In order to allay any concerns that evidence was overlooked by it, a protection decision-maker should set out the salient evidence of a protection applicant on the face of its decision, and then go on to consider whether the fear in question is subjectively or objectively well-founded. |