This Note examines the growing mismatch between modern entertainment labor practices and the legal frameworks governing performer contracts, focusing on the comparative divergence between South Korea and the United States. As the global entertainment industry evolves through the rise of digital platforms, influencer economies, and talent incubator models, aspiring performers increasingly enter contractual relationships marked by significant power imbalances, financial depende

Cyber slavery is a relatively new form of human trafficking that affects hundreds of thousands of victims, and criminal justice systems around the world fail to protect them. Cyber slavery victims are trafficked and forced to conduct cybercrime, mainly financial in nature. Current criminal law and international criminal justice systems frequently treat victims of cyber slavery as perpetrators of crime, continuing the victimization that cyber slavery victims experience. This N

This issue of the Santa Clara Law Review  brings together a diverse collection of scholarship at the intersection of private law, emerging technology, and evolving regulatory frameworks. Our contributors examine foundational contract doctrines, including remedies for breach of forum selection clauses, while also addressing modern challenges such as algorithmic liability and the integration of artificial intelligence into legal analysis. The issue further explores innovative a