Facts This appeal concerned article 17 of the Dublin III Regulation which vests in Member States the discretion to deal with an application for refugee status on humanitarian or compassionate grounds where Dublin III would otherwise have resulted in that application being transferred to another Member State. The issue concerned the identity of the appropriate national authority to exercise the … Read More
NVU v Refugee Appeals Tribunal
NVU v Refugee Appeals Tribunal
| Respondent/Defendant: | Refugee Appeals Tribunal |
| Court/s: | Court of Appeal |
| Citation/s: | [2019] IECA 183 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Appeal/Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 26 Jun 2019 |
| Judge: | Baker M |
| Category: | Refugee Law |
| Keywords: | Asylum Applicant (Secondary Movement of), Dublin Regulation, Transfer Order |
| Country of Origin: | Pakistan |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/31278c52-532f-445e-b1a1-ef95691a18d2/2019_IECA_183_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Principles: | The sovereign discretion in article 17 is exercisable in Irish law by the national asylum authorities and is not reserved to the Minister for Justice. |