BAO v Minister for Justice and Others

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Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Ireland and the Attorney General
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2015] IEHC 701
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:17 Jun 2015
Judge:Faherty J.
Category:Refugee Law
Keywords:Refugee
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/928b53d2-3fad-4f44-ac8c-b07be2e4162e/2015_IEHC_701_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Geographic Focus:Ireland

Facts: The applicant was a Nigerian national who claimed to be a leading member of the Niger Delta Youth Forum (“NDYF”). In March, 2006 a friend of his, who was general secretary of the NDYF and a computer programmer, was hired by a named politician to clean his computer system of viruses. In the course of his work, his friend … Read More

Principles:

When assessing credibility on an application for refugee status, a decision-maker should not necessarily draw negative inferences based on discrepancies between the ASY1 form and the questionnaire.

In deciding whether to set aside a decision for flaws in a credibility analysis containing a number of findings, a court should refrain from doing so unless it is unsure what weight has been attached to the various findings.

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