South Korean court holds 1st hearing on "comfort women" lawsuit

The Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday held its first hearing regarding a lawsuit filed by South Korean former "comfort women" demanding compensation from the Japanese government, deciding not to immediately make a judgement on the validity of the case.The case involving South Korean women forced to work at wartime Japanese military brothels was originally filed in December 2016, but no trial had been held as Japan kept dismissing a petition sent by the plaintiffs on grounds of "sovereign immunity."Under customary international law, a country cannot be sued in the courts of another c…READ FULL ARTICLE