Facts: The applicant was a Nigerian national who alleged that she was a policewoman there who had been forced to flee Nigeria as a result of being repeatedly targeted by a criminal gang, which had allegedly killed her mother, husband and daughter. She arrived in Ireland and sought asylum. Her only evidence of identity was a Nigerian police warrant card. … Read More
BY (Nigeria) v Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Attorney General and Ireland
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Attorney General and Ireland |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2015] IEHC 60 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 05 Feb 2015 |
| Judge: | Stewart J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Asylum, Asylum (Application for), Persecution, Refugee, Refugee Law |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/661b73cd-0157-4b4c-b377-841bc8b4c1ce/2015_IEHC_60_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | Where an appeal against a first instance decision recommending refusal of an application for international protection is on the papers only, an appellate decision-maker who wishes to make findings that were not made by the first instance decision-maker should ensure that fair procedures are observed and that an applicant has an opportunity of making submissions on the considerations giving rise to those findings. |