IFO v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Others

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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 586
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:22 Sep 2015
Judge:Faherty J.
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Refugee
Country of Origin:Nigeria
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/eb46daba-9ce6-4dc5-84d9-90719dd7859a/2015_IEHC_586_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Geographic Focus:Ireland

Facts: The applicant, a Nigerian national, claimed asylum in Ireland fearing persecution there. He said that he set up a church in the city in northen Nigeria where he lived. An attack took place on the city by the Muslim terrorist group, Boko Haram, which spilled into the compound in which his church was located. He fled, leaving his wife … Read More

Principles:

A decision-maker should set out, where necessary, whether or not it believes the core or material elements of an applicant’s claim when assessing his or her credibility.

Where a protection decision-maker wishes to make a finding that state protection is available to an applicant, it should assess the adequacy of state protection in practical terms and set out a rationale for its conclusions clearly in its decision. If it is minded to decide that internal relocation is available to him or her, and is met with statements that the person cannot go to the proposed places of relocation, the decision-maker should analyse those statements and set out its view on them.

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