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INTL 3521

International Law · 1 instructor on record · 5 sections

What the course score is made of

87BC evaluations5 records · weight ×1.0 · Spring 2022 – Fall 2025

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That is the class itself, averaged across everyone who taught it. Who taught it, and how each of them scored, is the board below — that is what a student picking a section is actually choosing between.

What the challenge rank is made of

90thMore challenging than 90% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

98BC — “Intellectually Challenging”5 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College's own “intellectually challenging” question for this class only — students answer it positively about courses that stretched them, so it measures intellectual challenge and NOT grading, workload or quality. Almost every BC class scores high on it, which is why it is shown as a rank rather than a score.

What the workload rank is made of

78thMore work than 78% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

60BC — “Workload”5 records · raw score out of 100

Boston College reports workload for this class only as one of five bands, not as a number of hours, and it does not publish what the bands mean — so this site will not translate it into hours. Higher means more work, which is not the same as worse.

This course examines the role of international public law (the "law of nations") in the world today. It takes as its starting point the academic (and practical) debate about the utility of international law in world politics. From there, we consider the philosophical foundations of law, the sources of international law, and the application of international law in different arenas. In particular, the course will focus on how international law deals with a number of issues, including the connection between domestic and international law and the laws on territory, jurisdiction, human rights, and security, as well as other relevant topics.

The only instructor on record

5 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Hiroshi NakazatoInternational Studies	915 records	78th	90th

There is no ranking to read here: Hiroshi Nakazato is the only instructor with evaluation records for INTL 3521, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Hiroshi Nakazato

6 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
INTL 2501Introduction to International Relations	754 records	81
INTL 4941International Studies Senior Seminar	1022 records	84
INTL 3540Research Methods in International Studies	46 records	72
INTL 2220Explorations in Peace and Security Studies	12 records	91
INTL 2251Food, Power, and Politics	12 records	72
INTL 2540Political Geography and Geopolitics	22 records	72

Other INTL classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
INTL 2501Introduction to International Relations	754 records	81
INTL 5563Ethics, Religion, and International Politics	848 records	89
INTL 4941International Studies Senior Seminar	1022 records	84
INTL 2204Where on Earth: Foundations in Global Culture & Political Geography	220 records	88
INTL 2200Where on Earth: Foundations in Global History	611 records	73
INTL 3540Research Methods in International Studies	46 records	72

The line

All 13 items · means across 5 records

The Professor4 items

Clearly Explains MaterialThe instructor was effective at creating an understanding of difficult subject matter.

9451st pctl

Available Outside of ClassThe instructor was available for help outside of class.

9030th pctl

Brings Out Your Best WorkThe instructor motivated me to do my best work.

9351st pctl

Sparked My InterestThe course stimulated my interest in the subject matter.

9338th pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

9785th pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

9575th pctl

Useful Beyond the CourseWhat I learned is applicable beyond this course.

9463rd pctl

Assignments & Feedback3 items

Assignments Help You LearnAssignments and exams contributed to my learning.

9473rd pctl

Gives Feedback PromptlyI received feedback on my work in a timely manner.

9678th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9572nd pctl

Workload, difficulty & attendanceNot ratings

WorkloadHow much work the course took outside class, on Boston College's five-band scale — the band boundaries are not published, so this is not a number of hours.

6078th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

9890th pctl

Attendance MattersAttending class was necessary to do well in this course.

9357th pctl

Bar length is the rank against every comparable record we hold, not the raw score: BC's questions all have a median around 4.5, so a raw-scale bar would be nearly full on every row and would tell you nothing. Every bar is one ink colour — nothing here is graded green or red. The hatched bars are not ratings at all: a higher number on either describes a different course, not a better one.

Game log

5 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Hiroshi Nakazato	Fall 2025	01	93	92	60
Hiroshi Nakazato	Fall 2024	01	94	87	60
Hiroshi Nakazato	Fall 2023	01	87	85	—
Hiroshi Nakazato	Fall 2022	01	89	88	60
Hiroshi Nakazato	Spring 2022	01	90	83	60

How to read this boardInstructors are ranked on their record in this class only, never on their average across everything they teach. Scores are out of 100 — Boston College's 1–5 agreement scale, ×20, the way these numbers were printed for years. Workload is BC's own five-band figure, not a number of hours, and is shown as a rank. A dash means the question was not reported, and is never a zero.