liang sue was a sex slave during japan's occupation of the korean peninsula she says japan and south korea should have the united nation's highest court decide on an issue that continues to divide them that is whether japan should do more to acknowledge and compensate for the system of enslaving and abusing thousands of women who were sent to military brothels. japan insists all wartime compensation issues have been settled in 1965 treaty that normalized relations with south korea also extended compensation. but victim anguish and activism persisted a settlement in 2015 with japan said to be final and irreversible provided $9000000.00 to a victim's fund but many victims criticized the language and the current south korean government dissolved that deal to take the issue to the international court of justice in the hague both countries would have to agree and it might be the south korean government saying no to the idea considering the possibility of losing or at least not gaining an overwhelming legal victory. the matter has long put a wedge between japan and south korea and a recent