A.Q. (Pakistan) v The Minister for Justice and Equality & ors (Approved) [2018] IEHC 276 (19 April 2018)

A.Q. (Pakistan) v The Minister for Justice and Equality & ors (Approved) [2018] IEHC 276 (19 April 2018)

The decision to refuse subsidiary protection and make a deportation order was valid as it was based on findings that the applicant was not credible, was not at risk of harm, and had state protection available; any alleged error in internal relocation analysis or failure to address past persecution was not material to the outcome.

Citation
[2018] IEHC 276
Parties
Applicant: A. Q. (Pakistan); Respondents: The Minister for Justice and Equality, Ireland and the Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
19 April 2018
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Final Judgment
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Subsidiary Protection, Deportation Order, Internal Relocation, Credibility Assessment, Past Persecution
Immigration Law Asylum Law Administrative Law Subsidiary Protection Deportation Order Internal Relocation Credibility Assessment Past Persecution

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Parties

A. Q. (Pakistan)

Applicant

The Minister for Justice and Equality, Ireland and the Attorney General

Respondents

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the subsidiary protection refusal and deportation order were lawful
  2. 2 Whether the internal relocation analysis was adequate
  3. 3 Whether the decision failed to address past persecution appropriately

Ratio Decidendi

The decision to refuse subsidiary protection and make a deportation order was valid as it was based on findings that the applicant was not credible, was not at risk of harm, and had state protection available; any alleged error in internal relocation analysis or failure to address past persecution was not material to the outcome.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • Application for certiorari of subsidiary protection refusal and deportation order is dismissed.