April 22, 2021 13:32
The Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by former sex slaves seeking compensation from the Japanese government. In January, the same court had ruled in favor of a different group of former sex slaves. The result is judicial chaos.
Nobody in Korea doubts the crimes committed by Japan against the former sex slaves, and all Koreans agree that the victims must be compensated. The judges in the latest case probably share that sentiment. But the law is the law, and it grants states sovereign immunity from the jurisdiction of another country. In other words, the Japanese government cannot be tried in a Korean court. The question before the court was not whether Japan did anything wrong but whether a Korean court has jurisdiction over a foreign government. Most countries acknowledge sovereign immunity for similar crimes, even when war crimes are alleged. Such issues must then be resolved either through diplomacy or the International Court
Lee Yong-su, a former comfort woman who is aged 92 and part of a group seeking compensation from Japan for their wartime ordeal, speaks with reporters April 21 after the Seoul Central District Court ruled against them. (Lee Seong-jin)
SEOUL In a surprise turnaround, the Seoul Central District Court on April 21 rejected a compensation claim against Japan by 20 former “comfort women” and their supporters, citing Tokyo s sovereign immunity.
A different judge in the Seoul Central District Court ruled Jan. 8 that 12 plaintiffs were entitled to compensation for being forced to provide sex to Japanese wartime military personnel.
The plaintiffs had sought 3 billion won (290 million yen, or $2.7 million) from the Japanese government, which has consistently argued its sovereign immunity under international law means it cannot face a trial overseas.
Drunk driver sentenced to 8 years in prison for hitting and killing Taiwanese student
Posted : 2021-04-15 11:39
Updated : 2021-04-15 16:46
Friends of Tseng Yi-lin speak to reporters at the Seoul Central District Court in southern Seoul, Wednesday. The court sentenced a man to eight years in prison for causing a car accident under the influence, which resulted in the death of the Taiwanese student. Yonhap
A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for causing a car accident under the influence that resulted in the death of a Taiwanese student studying here last year, a Seoul court said Thursday.
Seoul court jails driver who killed Taiwanese student
HARSH? While the eight-year sentence was longer than the one sought by prosecutors, the mother of the victim said it cannot return her daughter’s life
By Kayleigh Madjar / Staff writer
The Seoul Central District Court on Wednesday sentenced a drunk driver who struck and killed a Taiwanese student to eight years in prison, two years longer than prosecutors sought in a decision that South Korean media called rare.
Doctoral student Elaine Tseng (曾以琳), 28, was on her way home from a professor’s residence in Seoul on Nov. 6 last year when she was killed by a drunk driver after he ran a red light at a pedestrian crossing.
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