“The motives of the comfort women are not financial reparations from the Japanese government, but an apology and acknowledgment of responsibility over the past, and to provide (correct) history education. Such goals are hard to attain through the domestic legal process. No matter what kind of ruling the ICJ [International Court of Justice] decides, it will have to judge whether the comfort women system was in violation of international law, and the testimonies of the victims would remain on the record. That in itself would be meaningful for the survivors.”
28 Feb 2021
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