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LAWS 7717

International Investment Law: Evolution and Challenges · 1 instructor on record · 3 sections

What the course score is made of

86BC evaluations3 records · weight ×1.0 · Fall 2023 – Fall 2025

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What the challenge rank is made of

41stMore challenging than 41% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

89BC — “Intellectually Challenging”3 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

39thMore work than 39% of BC classesranked against every one we hold

50BC — “Workload”3 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.

In this seminar we will explore the historical origins of international investment law (IIL), the body of law that governs foreign direct investment and the resolution of disputes between foreign investors and sovereign states. We will draw on an array of historical sources, cases, and the multidisciplinary scholarly literature to analyze how the norms and practices governing centuries of cross-border investment coalesced into a body of law during the late twentieth century. From a global perspective (focusing on the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe in particular) we will study the influence on ILL exerted by theories of race, economic development, legacies of colonialism and empire, pressures of globalization, and generations of IIL practitioners.We will build on these historical explorations to consider new critiques, theories, and practice-relevant aspects of IIL. Topics include the evolution of standards of treatment for foreign investors, the proliferation of bilateral investment treaties, the rise of investor-state arbitration, the role of large law firms, and various proposals for IIL reform designed to achieve greater equity and fairness.

The only instructor on record

3 sections · nobody else has taught itFull record

Instructor	Overall	Workload	Challenge
Felipe ColeLaw	903 records	39th	41st

There is no ranking to read here: Felipe Cole is the only instructor with evaluation records for LAWS 7717, so the number is a record, not a position.

Also taught by Felipe Cole

3 other classes

Class	Instructors	Course score
LAWS 2110Critical Perspectives: Law, Context, and Professional Identity	3080 records	66
LAWS 2140Property	616 records	79
LAWS 6265Law and Public Finance	13 records	87

Other LAWS classes

All of them

Class	Instructors	Course score
LAWS 2110Critical Perspectives: Law, Context, and Professional Identity	3080 records	66
LAWS 8667Legal Practice Externship	251 records	91
LAWS 2150Law Practice 1	1032 records	84
LAWS 2155Law Practice II	1032 records	83
LAWS 8130Advanced Legal Research	829 records	92
LAWS 2190Professional Responsibility	926 records	74

The line

All 13 items · means across 3 records

The Professor4 items

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

9133rd pctl

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

9347th pctl

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

9240th pctl

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

9233rd pctl

The Course3 items

Well-Organized CourseThe course was well organized.

8831st pctl

Clear Learning GoalsThe learning objectives for the course were clear.

8937th 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.

9474th pctl

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

9358th pctl

Meaningful FeedbackThe feedback I received on my work was meaningful.

9357th 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.

5039th pctl

Intellectually ChallengingThe course was intellectually challenging.

8941st pctl

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

9250th 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

3 sections · newest first

Instructor	Term	Sec	Instr	Course	Work
Felipe Cole	Fall 2025	01	83	80	60
Felipe Cole	Fall 2024	01	90	90	40
Felipe Cole	Fall 2023	01	97	89	—

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.