Case summaries
Austria - Administrative Court, 17 April 2007, 2006/19/0675
Country of applicant:
Russia
Keywords:
Benefit of doubt, Duty of applicant, Medical Reports/Medico-legal Reports, Personal circumstances of applicant, Personal interview, Standard of proof, Dublin Transfer, Vulnerable person
Traumatised people and those who have suffered otherwise psychologically and physically from flight behave differently when giving evidence compared with healthy people. This can mean that the full submissions relevant to asylum are not provided at the start of the proceedings or the traumatisation itself is not mentioned. These circumstances are to be taken into account during the ban on new evidence.
Date of decision:
17-04-2007
Relevant International and European Legislation:
Art 4,Art 8,Art 25,Art 12,Art 11,2.,Article 13,Article 16,Article 13