Scholarship & Historiography
The academic and legal discourse surrounding the "comfort women" system has evolved significantly over the past three decades. What began as a silence broken by survivor testimonies has grown into a vast, transnational field of study that intersects with international law, military history, women’s rights, and post-colonial politics.
This section curates the essential scholarship necessary to understand the full scope of the issue. We have organized these resources to guide researchers through the distinct phases of the debate: from the initial historical verification of the comfort stations to the complex legal arguments regarding state responsibility and the sociological analysis of public memory.
By separating primary legal reports from historical monographs and critical theory, this collection allows users to distinguish between the raw evidence of the crimes and the subsequent political battles over how those crimes are remembered.
Explore the collection below: