EDAL case summaries
Country of Decision: Hungary
Country of Applicant: Iraq
Keywords: Dublin Transfer, Personal interview, Procedural guarantees, Request to take back
The Office of Immigration and Nationality issued a decision on the responsibility of the Republic of Bulgaria under the Dublin III Regulation, without having informed the Applicant about the applicability of the Regulation in his case. The Court quashed the decision and declared the Applicant’s right to be heard was not respected.
Date: 10-10-2016
Country of Decision: Ireland
Country of Applicant: Iraq
Keywords: Country of origin information, Credibility assessment, Effective access to procedures, First country of asylum, Personal interview, Procedural guarantees, Relevant Documentation
The case focused on, among other things (consideration of documentation & country of origin information), the crucial issue of the duty of the State to provide appropriate and competent interpreters during the asylum process. Quashing the RAT (Refugee Appeals Tribunal)decision in this case, Faherty J ruled that she was not satisfied that the RAT had done its utmost, as required by law, to procure a Kurdish-Badini interpreter, and that the Court has to countenance the possibility that an error in interpretation could account for the perceived discrepancies in the applicant’s oral...
Date: 12-12-2014
