Japan and South Korea concluded the Comfort Women Agreement in 2015 for the purpose of resolving finally and irreversibly the controversial issue of comfort women. Although this agreement is an ‘ agreement ’ between two States, it does not have legally binding force, thus being a legally non-binding agreement. This article examines the criteria for identifying whether an agreement is legally binding, and clarifies the normative character and effect of the 2015 Agreement by applying those criteria. Then, it analyses the background to the conclusion of a non-binding agreement.

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日韩慰安妇协议：一项无法律约束力的协议的不幸命运

日本和韩国于2015年缔结了《舒适女性协议》，旨在最终，不可逆转地解决有争议的舒适女性问题。尽管该协议是两国之间的“协议”，但它没有法律约束力，因此是没有法律约束力的协议。本文研究了确定协议是否具有法律约束力的标准，并通过应用这些标准阐明了2015年协议的规范性和效力。然后，它分析了达成无约束力协议的背景。