Ejerssa v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2005] EWCA Civ 1719 (02 November 2005)

Ejerssa v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2005] EWCA Civ 1719 (02 November 2005)

The AIT's credibility findings were thorough, balanced, and lawful; no error of law was made in their assessment of the appellant's evidence or application of the standard of proof.

Citation
[2005] EWCA Civ 1719
Parties
Claimant/appellant: Ejerssa; Defendant/respondent: Secretary of State for the Home Department
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
02 November 2005
Procedural Posture
Appeal (asylum and Human Rights) / Application for Permission to Appeal to Court of Appeal From Asylum Immigration Tribunal
Outcome
Application dismissed
Legal Topics
Asylum, Credibility Assessment, Standard of Proof, Ethiopian Political Persecution
Immigration Law Human Rights Law Asylum Credibility Assessment Standard of Proof Ethiopian Political Persecution

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Parties

Ejerssa

Claimant/appellant

Secretary of State for the Home Department

Defendant/respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal (asylum and Human Rights) / Application for Permission to Appeal to Court of Appeal From Asylum Immigration Tribunal

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the AIT erred in law in its credibility findings regarding the appellant's asylum claim
  2. 2 Whether the AIT misapplied the standard of proof in asylum cases
  3. 3 Whether the AIT failed to consider relevant background material and cultural context

Ratio Decidendi

The AIT's credibility findings were thorough, balanced, and lawful; no error of law was made in their assessment of the appellant's evidence or application of the standard of proof.

Court Disposition

Application dismissed

Orders

  • Permission to appeal refused