AN 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 699
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:16 Oct 2015
Judge:Faherty J.
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Minor, Refugee
Country of Origin:Pakistan
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/dd62ffd1-d6c4-457b-b11c-93536552552c/2015_IEHC_699_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Geographic Focus:Ireland

Facts: The applicant was a national of Pakistan who was born in Ireland to Pakistani parents. Her mother claimed asylum on her behalf. She said that the applicant’s life was at risk in Pakistan because her mother and her brothers did not approve of her marriage to her father. The applicant’s parents had both unsuccessfully claimed asylum, their applications failing … Read More

Principles:

A protection-decision maker dealing with a minor’s claim should set out on a reasoned basis the factors which have led it to reject that claim in its decision.

In deciding that internal relocation is a viable option for a minor applicant, regard should be had to the circumstances of its parent(s) and whether it would be reasonable for them to move the proposed place of relocation with the child.

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