Japan’s legal culture trap and the dilemma of South Korean pursuit of transitional justice

At the end of World War II, countries involved in war crimes issued apologies for their large-scale atrocities. In East Asia, studies showed that Japan has apologized for war crimes committed against South Korean comfort women at the comfort station. Yet, since 1991, the persistent court cases again...

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Authors: Chukwuma, Nzube A. (Author) ; Nwanegbo, Chukuemeka Jaja (Author) ; Ojukwu, Emmanuel C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Contemporary justice review
Year: 2025, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-197
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
war apologies
Truth Commission
Transitional Justice
giri legal culture
Comfort station/Nanjing Massacre