Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2022
Abstract
Migration carries with it many risks, from perilous journeys along risky corridors to hostile environments in one's adopted country. But what happens when migrants cannot return home? This Article examines the difficulties endured by Sakhalin Koreans, a group of ethnic Koreans who emigrated to Sakhalin Island during the Japanese colonial period and found themselves stranded in a foreign country (the Soviet Union) for the next half century. After recounting the migration of Koreans to Sakhalin, and analyzing lawsuits filed in Japan to repatriate them, it analyzes the infirmities of the international human rights system and the challenges of repatriating a group of people when multiple countries are involved.
Recommended Citation
Timothy Webster, Margins of Empire: The Sakhalin Koreans’ Long Saga Home, 47 YALE J. INT’L L. ONLINE 43 (2022).
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