A South Korean appeals court has set the first hearing of a "comfort women" case for Nov. 25, after a lower court dismissed in April a damages lawsuit brought against Japan by women who suffered under Japan’s military brothel system before and during World War II.
The Seoul High Court has set May 26, 2022, for a ruling on the case, a notice posted on its website said, but the date could change depending on how any trial proceeds. The Japanese government has declined to be a party in the lawsuit and is expected to remain uninvolved during the next phase of the trial.
The former comfort women and their bereaved families appealed the Seoul Central District Court ruling, which in dismissing their case had determined that South Korea has no jurisdiction over the case under international law.