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Ireland - High Court, 24 April 2008, F.N. v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform [2008] IEHC 107

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Strategic issue

What was at stake

EDAL summary. This case concerned the argument that the decision of the Minister with regard to deciding whether to grant subsidiary protection must involve the same procedure as that which is applied in determinin...

Key holding

What the court decided

The Court held that the decision-making process for subsidiary protection is not required to be the same as that for refugee status under the Procedures Directive. The primary focus for deciding subsidiary protection applications is obtaining reliable country of origin information, and the Minister is not obligated to engage in dialogue with the applicant. Furthermore, the principles of protection are aimed against human action, not illness or natural disaster.

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