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Ireland, European Court of Justice (First Chamber), X v International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Others, C-756/21, 29 June 2023
Country of applicant: Pakistan
Keywords: Assessment of facts and circumstances, Credibility assessment, Medical Reports/Medico-legal Reports, Obligation/Duty to cooperate, Personal circumstances of applicant, Refugee Status

Article 4(1) of Directive 2004/83 requires the determining authority, under its duty of cooperation, to obtain up-to-date country of origin information and, where relevant, a medico-legal report on the applicant’s mental health; a breach of that duty does not automatically lead to annulment unless it may have affected the outcome.

Under Directive 2005/85, delays in the asylum procedure cannot be justified by legislative changes and, on their own, do not warrant setting aside a decision absent an impact on the outcome.

Article 4(5)(e) of Directive 2004/83 means that a false statement later explained and withdrawn at the first opportunity does not, by itself, undermine the applicant’s general credibility.

Date of decision: 29-06-2023
Relevant International and European Legislation: Art 15 (c),Art 15 (a),Art 15 (b),Art 2 (e),Art 4.1,Art 4.3,Art 9.2,Art 10.1 (a),Art 23.2,Art 10.1 (d),Art 2 (k),Art 10.1 (e),Art 9.3,Art 10.1 (b),Art 9.2 (f),Art 39.1,Art 8.2,Art 2 (g),Recital 11,Art 23.2,Art 5.1,Art 4.5,Art 10.2,Art 10.1 (c),Art 9.1,Art 9.2 (b),Art 9.2 (c),Art 5.2,Art 9.1 (a),Art 2 (c),Art 9.1 (b),Art 39.1 (c),Art 8.3,Art 39.3 (b),Art 9.2 (d),Art 2 (b),Art 5.3,Art 2 (h),Art 9.2 (a),Art 2 (f),Art 9.2 (e),Article 47,Art 2 (a),Art 2 (d),Art 2 (i),Art 23.1,Art 2 (j),Art 28.1,Art 39.1 (a),Art 39.1 (a)(i),Art 39.1 (a)(ii),Art 39.1 (a)(iii),Art 39.1 (b),Art 39.1 (d),Art 39.1 (e),Art 39.2,Art 39.3,Art 39.3 (a),Art 39.3 (c),Art 39.4,Art 39.5,Art 39.6
Hungary - Metropolitan Court, 28 June 2012, G.N. v Office of Immigration and Nationality, 20.K.31.576/2012/3
Country of applicant: Afghanistan
Keywords: Internal protection, Serious harm, Subsidiary Protection, Internal armed conflict

Instead of rejecting the application, the Court granted subsidiary protection status to the single female Applicant and her minor children, as their return to the country of origin would lead to the risk of serious harm (indiscriminate violence).

Date of decision: 28-06-2012
Relevant International and European Legislation: Art 1A (2),Art 15 (c),Art 15 (b),Art 23.2,Art 23.1,Art 23.5