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IEHC 297 ECLI:IE:HC:2019:297 KI-generiert

High Court quashes IPT decision on credibility of sexual orientation claim due to procedural unfairness and lack of evidence.

Geschäftsnummer IEHC 297
Gericht / Behörde
Rechtsordnung Irland (IE)
Entscheiddatum
Ausgang Abgewiesen (Dismissed)

Legislator-Zusammenfassung

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The High Court quashed the International Protection Tribunal's decision regarding the applicant's asylum claim based on sexual orientation. The court found the Tribunal failed to properly assess the applicant's credibility and did not consider relevant international guidance on LGBTI claims. Consequently, the application for judicial review was dismissed, and the case was remitted for a fresh determination.

Legislator-Regeste

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Sections 10 and 11 of the Immigration Act 2004; where an asylum claim relies on sexual orientation, the decision-maker must apply a rigorous standard of proof and cannot treat the claimant's background as merely a matter of credibility without substantive evidence.

Schlagwörter

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sexual orientation asylum credibility assessment judicial review international protection procedural fairness refugee status standard of proof Glaubhaftigkeit der Asylgründe

Zitierte Gesetzesbestimmungen

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Sections 10 and 11 of the Immigration Act 2004
Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status
Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status and Guidelines on International Protection UNHCR Guidance Note on Refugee Claims Relating to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity C v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie
Guidelines on International Protection No. 4

Zitierte Rechtsprechung

KI-generiert
O.N. v Refugee Appeals Tribunal
O.N. v Refugee Appeals Tribunal
Karanakaran v Secretary of State for the Home Department
O.N Karanakaran v Secretary of State for the Home Department Da Silveira v Refugee Appeals Tribunal A.M.A.
Da Silveira v Refugee Appeals Tribunal
O.N Karanakaran v Secretary of State for the Home Department Da Silveira v Refugee Appeals Tribunal A.M.A.
A.M.A. v Refugee Appeals Tribunal
O.N Karanakaran v Secretary of State for the Home Department Da Silveira v Refugee Appeals Tribunal A.M.A. v Refugee Appeals Tribunal O.A N.N.
O.A.N.N. v Minister for Justice and Equality
C v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie
Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status and Guidelines on International Protection UNHCR Guidance Note on Refugee Claims Relating to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity C v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie
IR v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
IR v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Anor B.W.(Nigeria) v Refugee Appeals Tribunal
B.W.(Nigeria) v Refugee Appeals Tribunal
IR v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Anor B.W.(Nigeria) v Refugee Appeals Tribunal
Memishi v Refugee Appeals Tribunal
Memishi v Refugee Appeals Tribunal & Ors Cordon-Garcia v.
N (A.Z.) v Refugee Appeals Tribunal & Anor
N (A.Z.) v Refugee Appeals Tribunal & Anor
KI-generiert

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Volltext

THE HIGH COURT JUDICIAL REVIEW

[2015 No. 232 J.R.]

BETWEEN

W.H.

APPLICANT AND

THE INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION TRIBUNAL, AND THE MINISTER FOR JUSTICE AND EQUALITY

RESPONDENTS

JUDGMENT of Mr Justice David Keane delivered on the 9th May 2019

Introduction

certiorari

Background

Procedural history

Grounds of challenge Analysis i. the standard of proof

O.N. v Refugee Appeals Tribunal

O.N Karanakaran v Secretary of State for the Home Department Da Silveira v Refugee Appeals Tribunal A.M.A. v Refugee Appeals Tribunal O.A N.N. v Minister for Justice and Equality Irish Trust Bank Ltd. v Central Bank of Ireland Re Worldport Ireland Ltd

ii. assessing sexual orientation

‘the appellant’s LGBTI background, if any, is essentially a matter of credibility’ A.P. v Refugee Appeals Tribunal

A.P

Fleeing Homophobia: Asylum Claims Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Europe

Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status and Guidelines on International Protection UNHCR Guidance Note on Refugee Claims Relating to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity C v Staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie

in and of itself

Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status and Guidelines on International Protection

iii. assessing credibility

IR v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and Anor B.W.(Nigeria) v Refugee Appeals Tribunal

Memishi v Refugee Appeals Tribunal & Ors Cordon-Garcia v. INS Aguilera-Cota v. United States INS,

in itself iv. fair procedures in the assessment of credibility

N (A.Z.) v Refugee Appeals Tribunal & Anor

N (AZ)] N(AZ)

N(AZ).

D.H. v Refugee Applications Commissioner

P.S. v Refugee Applications Commissioner

B.N.N. v Refugee Applications Commissioner T.A. and O.J.O. v Refugee Appeals Tribunal & Ors

Conclusion