Pappa wrote:mistermack wrote:PsychoSerenity wrote:Does rather undermine the concept of an appeal if there are incentivised targets that a certain percentage of cases should go one way. By all means incentivise fair and rigorous process but that should be regardless of the result of the judgement.
What is the concept of appeal?
I thought the concept was to allow a review, on the grounds of legal technicalities not being properly followed, or striking new evidence being discovered.
People in the asylum industry seem to regard appeal as a natural right, if they don't like the verdict.
It shouldn't be. An appeal should be for exceptional cases.
Just out of interest, I wonder how often cases are appealed, when the decision is to GRANT asylum?
Zero obviously. Otherwise the applicant wouldn't have bothered applying.
No, but presumably the Home Office has the same right to appeal the decision as the applicant, on the same grounds available to an applicant?
I'm no expert, but I didn't think it was that one-sided.
As far as I'm concerned, the benefit of the doubt should be
against granting of asylum, if the seeker has not taken the shortest and easiest flight opportunity.
If you pass through half-a-dozen countries, and then try to get asylum in Britain, it should be for you to prove your case, beyond reasonable doubt.