G.S. v International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Ors (Approved) [2024] IEHC 689 (06 December 2024)

G.S. v International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Ors (Approved) [2024] IEHC 689 (06 December 2024)

The Tribunal's findings on credibility, the applicant's failure to seek police protection, and the implausibility of fleeing from one individual were reasonably open to it on the evidence and did not reach the threshold of irrationality or unreasonableness required for judicial review intervention.

Citation
[2024] IEHC 689
Parties
Applicant: G. S.; First Respondent: International Protection Appeals Tribunal; Second Respondent: Minister for Justice and Equality; Third Respondent: Ireland and the Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
06 December 2024
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Final Judgment on Application to Quash Tribunal Decision
Outcome
Application refused
Legal Topics
International Protection, Refugee Status, Subsidiary Protection, Credibility Assessment, Judicial Review, Safe Country of Origin
Immigration Law Administrative Law International Protection Refugee Status Subsidiary Protection Credibility Assessment Judicial Review Safe Country of Origin

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Parties

G. S.

Applicant

International Protection Appeals Tribunal

First Respondent

Minister for Justice and Equality

Second Respondent

Ireland and the Attorney General

Third Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Final Judgment on Application to Quash Tribunal Decision

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Tribunal's credibility findings were irrational or unsupported by evidence
  2. 2 Whether the Tribunal erred in its assessment of the applicant's failure to seek police protection
  3. 3 Whether the Tribunal's reasoning on the necessity to flee from one individual was irrational

Ratio Decidendi

The Tribunal's findings on credibility, the applicant's failure to seek police protection, and the implausibility of fleeing from one individual were reasonably open to it on the evidence and did not reach the threshold of irrationality or unreasonableness required for judicial review intervention.

Court Disposition

Application refused

Orders

  • Refusal to set aside the Tribunal decision dated 14 June 2023
  • Refusal of all reliefs sought by the applicant