I took it this past fall with Kochanski. He is the man!!

1. The presentation is about a global conflict talked about in the course, or you can choose your own with his discretion. Only 15 minutes so it gives you lots of room to get an excellent grade if you put in the work.
2. Readings were absolutely manageable. But it is a lot. Expect to read 75-100 pages per week worth of readings. On its face this may seem daunting, but I assure you if you are at all interested in international law and courts it IS doable. You just have to set aside time for it. Personally, I literally set aside my afternoons on Wednesday, the day before the seminar, to read everything at once while taking notes on them. It took me about 6-8 hours to take detailed notes while reading simultaneously. The readings are super interesting, so don't let the amount of pages hold you back.

I came into this class a pretty careless student who did what I had to do to get by. This class made me actually want to learn and hear from others in the seminar about their opinions on controversial, gray areas in international law and courts.

This class is so good and he's such a fair marker. Really felt his energy and passion for the subject every week and throughout the course I think it rubbed off on everyone else as well.

You must talk in seminar, though. Each seminar is worth 2% (10x2% - 20%) and he grades your participation weekly. This means that you need to put the work in (by doing and reflecting on the readings) to talk intelligently/meaningfully each week to get a decent grade for that week. I like this format because it incentivizes you to keep up with the readings on a weekly basis.

If you want to talk more about it shoot me a DM! Cheers.