The Japan-South Korea claim agreement and the post-war compensation problem: Verification of the 2nd-article stipulation process

Abstract

In this article, the stipulation process of the 2nd article of the Japan-South Korea claim agreement (Agreement Between Japan and the Republic of Korea Concerning the Settlement of Problems in Regard to Property and Claims and Economic Cooperation) in the negotiations to normalize Japan-South Korea diplomatic relations was verified.

As a result, it became clear that the object of the property and claims, which “have been settled completely and finally”between Japan and South Korea, carries out the premise of the legal relation of the colonial term.

Moreover, it became clear that what was actually solved is also only the right of diplomatic protection.

Therefore, in future Japan-Korea relations, in order to conquer colonialism, or in other words, implement“transitional justice”, we have to overcome the Japan-South Korea claim agreement.