Erdogan v Secretary of State for Home Department [2004] EWCA Civ 1472 (26 October 2004)

Erdogan v Secretary of State for Home Department [2004] EWCA Civ 1472 (26 October 2004)

The Immigration Appeal Tribunal did not err in law in upholding the adjudicator's decision, as the remaining credibility findings and objective evidence were sufficient to support the conclusion that the appellant did not have a well-founded fear of persecution if returned to Turkey, notwithstanding the acknowledged error regarding Kurdish language petitions.

Citation
[2004] EWCA Civ 1472
Parties
Claimant/appellant: Kamil Erdogan; Defendant/respondent: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
26 October 2004
Procedural Posture
Appeal From Immigration Appeal Tribunal Decision / Court of Appeal Judgment
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Asylum, Credibility Assessment, Risk on Return, Error of Law
Immigration Law Human Rights Asylum Credibility Assessment Risk on Return Error of Law

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Parties

Kamil Erdogan

Claimant/appellant

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal From Immigration Appeal Tribunal Decision / Court of Appeal Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Immigration Appeal Tribunal erred in law in upholding the adjudicator's rejection of the appellant's asylum claim
  2. 2 Whether the adjudicator's credibility findings were fatally undermined by an acknowledged error regarding the illegality of Kurdish language petitions in Turkey

Ratio Decidendi

The Immigration Appeal Tribunal did not err in law in upholding the adjudicator's decision, as the remaining credibility findings and objective evidence were sufficient to support the conclusion that the appellant did not have a well-founded fear of persecution if returned to Turkey, notwithstanding the acknowledged error regarding Kurdish language petitions.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Detailed assessment of the appellant's publicly funded costs