Facts: The applicant was an Irish-born Nigerian citizen whose mother applied for asylum on her behalf. She claimed that her mother-in-law had wanted to circumcise the applicant. She also said that she had wanted to circumcise her eldest daughter and had kidnapped her with that objective in mind, but that she had managed to extricate her from her grasp. Her … Read More
CIIK (a minor) v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Ireland and the Attorney General
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, the Refugee Appeals Tribunal, Ireland and the Attorney General |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2015] IEHC 77 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 11 Feb 2014 |
| Judge: | Eagar J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Asylum, Asylum (Application for), Minor, Persecution, Refugee, Refugee Law |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/29c69151-6680-4402-93b9-d4d934fc8b47/2015_IEHC_77_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | Where an application for international protection lacks subjective credibility, there is not necessarily any obligation on a protection decision-maker to consult country of origin information pertaining to the general issues raised in it before deciding to reject it. |