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
AN 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 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 |
| 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. |