Ireland - High Court, 28 September 2010, R.M.K. (DRC) v Refugee Appeals Tribunal and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform 2010 IEHC 367
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What was at stake
EDAL summary. This case concerned the consideration of expert medical evidence by asylum decision makers and the link with the assessment of credibility. The Court found that the Refugee Appeals Tribunal failed ade...
What the court decided
The court decided that the Refugee Appeals Tribunal failed to adequately consider strong medical evidence relating to torture in assessing the overall credibility of the applicant's refugee claim, and that it is incumbent upon the asylum decision maker to give reasons for rejecting the contents of medico-legal reports, especially those with a high probative value.
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