The International Review of Law and Economics will temporarily delay print publication of Harvard Law professor J. Mark Ramseyerâs controversial paper claiming sex slaves in Imperial Japan, known as âcomfort women,â were voluntarily employed, the journal told The Crimson Friday.
The journal initially issued an âExpression of Concernâ earlier this week in response to mounting backlash, announcing that concerns over the articleâs âhistorical evidenceâ are currently under investigation.
âComfort womenâ is a term used to refer to women and girls from Japanâs occupied territories, including Korea, who were forced into sex slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army before and during World War II.