Could Systematic Sexual Violence against Women during War Time Have Been Prevented?
February 5, 2021San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously adopts a resolution denouncing Prof. Ramseyer’s article.
April 8, 2021
Early in 2021, Harvard Law Professor J. Mark Ramseyer sparked controversy and international outrage among scholars of diverse background when he published his article “Contracting for Sex in the Pacific War.” His fellow Professor at Harvard Law School published a comprehensive and detailed account of the conversation she had with Professor Ramseyer about his article (see New Yorker Article Here: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/seeking-the-true-story-of-the-comfort-women-j-mark-ramseyer) and more than 3,000 scholars signed an open letter denouncing his article and demanding his article be retracted from the Journal (International Review of Law and Economics). Please see the responses and the open letter here: chwe.net/irle/letter/