South Korean sexual slavery survivor wants UN court judgment
The countries had already been struggling to repair relations that sank to the lowest point in decades in 2019 over earlier South Korean rulings calling for Japanese companies to compensate Koreans who were forced to work in factories during the war.If the issue is referred to the International Court of Justice, South Korea would likely raise whether Japans comfort women system of military sexual slavery was in violation of international law in force, said Ethan Hee-Seok Shin, an international law expert at Yonsei University who joined Lee at the news conference.PTI | Seoul | Updated: 16-02-2021 13:52 IST | Created: 16-02-2021 13:04 IST