The Legacy of Comfort Women, 80 Years Later: Addressing Wartime Sexual Slavery and Legal Redress

Date: Aug 14, 2025 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Location: Online

Member Price: $143.00

Non-Member Price: $129.00

Section Price: $0.00

Event Code: I162025

Areas of Law: For All Attorneys, International Law & Organizations

Earn up to 2.4 credits! (More Information)

Faculty

Keynote

Hon. Margaret A. Chan
Additional Justice, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department

Moderator

Linny Kit Tong Ng
Judicial Law Clerk To Hon. Margaret A. Chan - Commercial Division

Presenters

Hon. Marilyn D. Go, U.S.M.J. (Ret.)
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Diane Desierto
Professor of Law and Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
Michael Honda
Former United States Representative, California
Thomas J. Ward
Professor of Peace and Development Studies, Former President, HJ International Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership

Presented in cooperation with the Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York (KALAGNY)

During the 20th century, as Japan gradually established its power and control over East Asia, the Japanese Imperial Army implemented and maintained the comfort women system – the largest case of government-sponsored human trafficking and sexual slavery in modern history. Tens of thousands of women and girls – primarily from Korea, China, Taiwan, the Philippines, and other Asian countries – were forcibly recruited into sexual slavery in so-called comfort stations located throughout Japanese-occupied territories. This system is clearly evidenced by official Japanese military records and personal accounts. 

For International Memorial Day for Comfort Women on Aug. 14, and more generally, the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II – this program will assess the progress made toward recognition and compensation for survivors and examine how memorial practices have differed across countries and decades.

Panelists will dissect the legal foundations of the comfort women reparations movement, trace its unique evolution in the United States, and debate how U.S. policymakers should shape and protect memorials going forward.

Join us for this meaningful program to gain a comprehensive understanding of how the law intersects with history, human rights, and transitional justice.

CLE Credits
NJ CLE:NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 2.4 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ General: 2.4).
NY CLE (t&nt):NY Professional Practice Transitional: 2.0
PA CLE:PA Substantive Credit: 2.0
New: No PACLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program.

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