GO v Minister for Justice and Others

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Respondent/Defendant:Refugee Applications Commissioner, Minister for Justice and Equality, Ireland and the Attorney General
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2015] IEHC 646
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:07 Oct 2015
Judge:MacEochaidh J.
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Country of Origin Information, Refugee
Country of Origin:Nigeria
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/462d09c5-5fd6-49a9-bebd-e5e05e2b4cf7/2015_IEHC_646_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Geographic Focus:Ireland

Facts: The applicant, a national of Nigeria, applied for asylum in Ireland. Having investigated his application, the Refugee Applications Commissioner recommended that he be refused refugee status. The applicant sought to challenge this by way of judicial review, contending that there was a legal obligation on the part of a decision-maker to consult relevant general and/or specific country of origin … Read More

Principles:

Protection decision-makers do not have to consider country of origin information in cases where the applicant’s claim lacks subjective credibility. EU law does not require judicial review to be available as a matter of course against first instance protection decisions.

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