Trials & Errors: The Rights of the Korean Comfort Women and the Wrongful Dismissal of the Joo Case by the District of Columbia Federal Courts

Authors

L. David Nefouse

Abstract

The article argues that the U.S. courts erred in dismissing the Joo case, which sought justice for Korean Comfort Women against Japan. It contends that the dismissals were based on flawed legal analyses, particularly regarding sovereign immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and the political question doctrine. The author advocates for the women's right to a judicial hearing under U.S. and international law, emphasizing the need for accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Disciplines

Courts | Law | Law and Gender | Law and Politics | Legal Remedies

Recommended Citation

L. D. Nefouse, Trials & Errors: The Rights of the Korean Comfort Women and the Wrongful Dismissal of the Joo Case by the District of Columbia Federal Courts, 12 Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just. 559 (2006).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol12/iss2/3