South Korean Court Orders Japan to Compensate WWII ‘Comfort Women’

Published on November 24, 2023

A South Korean appellate court on Thursday ordered Japan to compensate 16 women who were forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War II, overturning a 2021 lower court decision. The suit was filed against Japan in 2016, but the Seoul Central District Court dismissed the case in 2021, citing “sovereign immunity,” a legal doctrine that allows a state to be immune from a civil suit in foreign courts. The Seoul High Court overturned the ruling on Thursday, saying that the case falls within South Korea’s jurisdiction. “Under customary international law, it is reasonable to recognize the jurisdiction of South Korean courts over the defendant Japanese government,” the court said, Yonhap News Agency reported....

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