Japan loses in appeals court for compensation for former comfort women = South Korea

In the appeals court of a lawsuit in which South Korean former comfort women filed a lawsuit against the Japanese government seeking compensation for damages, the South Korean court overturned the judgment of the first instance and gave the former comfort women the upper hand.
On the 23rd, the Seoul High Court ruled against the judgment of the first instance in a lawsuit filed by former comfort women, including Lee Yong-soo, and 16 of their bereaved families.
The judgment was reversed and a judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. The certified amount of alimony is 200 million won (approximately 23 million yen) per former comfort woman.
In April 2021, the Seoul Central District Court held in the first instance that ``a nation's sovereign acts cannot be tried in another country.''
"State immunity (sovereign immunity) is still recognized as customary international law," the court dismissed the claim for damages. However, the Court of Appeal's Chamber held that ``the international customs that have been shaped up to the present
According to the law, it is appropriate to recognize South Korea's jurisdiction over Japan, the defendant.''At that time, illegal acts were recognized in the process of mobilizing comfort women on the Korean Peninsula, and as a result, appropriate compensation must be paid.
"I have to do it," he said.