I took this class when it was online for fall 2020 nad I thought it was OK. The class was asynchronous with all the classes and discussion sections being recorded. Grading of the coursework seemed fair however the material oftentimes became confusing. I still earned an A no problem but it wasn't the easiest material to understand. If you read you should be fine. The TAs were also pretty helpful in clarifying any questions we had.

I took this class during a completely online COVID quarter, and it was great. Prof Johns filmed all lectures (and TA sections) ahead of time, and the class is completely asynchronous. All quizzes and tests open on day one and there are no due dates until the last day of finals week. You can work at your own pace, so I just did all the readings and lectures and tests super quickly so I could be done with the class. Prof and the TA who recorded the sections are both super organized and clear, there's no excuse to get below an A in this class because everything is open note and at your own pace. I highly recommend this class!

I actually enjoyed the format of doing the lectures on your own pace, because it let me focus on other classes more during midterms. However, it was easy to get behind and I also felt that there was no leeway on the grading with the unit assessments. The GroupMe for the class was immediately shut down and because there were no live sessions, finding help was more tricky. The content was definitely interesting, but I don't think I would take a class like this again.

This is going to be a REAL response. I took this class a transfer with some knowledge of International law. DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS. This professor from day one said she will teach this class like a law class. Some students may want that but alot of others dont. she does not upload any slides as she believes "students will slack off." Her lectures were absolutely boring, She may put 4 words on a slide and go off on a tangent about them for 10 min and you have no idea what she is even saying due to the use of the word "um" every OTHER SENTENCE. YOU NEED TO READ THE BOOK. Its her own book that has around 400 pages. GOOD luck memorizing everything. She claims she gives you a study guide/outline and follow that to ensure you do good on midterm and final. The outline is literal just the title page of the next section within that chapter. Each section is around 5-7 pages and each chapter is 40-60 pages. and you need to memorize all of it. there is no homework. only a midterm and final. the final was absolutely ridiculous. She told us to focus on more of the second half of the class yet asked us to recall on two different point of views we discussed in the first half of the class, and it was 6 points. for section, you can miss 2 classes. you have a quiz every week. based off International law cases you need to read. The ta, literally just repeats half the stuff she says and is not helpful. overall AVOID THIS CLASS unless you want to dedicate nearly all of your time into this horrid class.

Professor Johns makes international law (a topic that could otherwise be sort of boring/irrelevant) pretty interesting- her lectures are engaging and extremely well organized. There are weekly quizzes in section that are super easy, just set aside 20 minutes or so to read the cases and you'll be fine as the questions are simple fact based questions. Her midterm was a bit harder than I expected actually, but she does curve it generously and I really should have just studied more. The tests are worth most of your grade (70%) however given COVID-19 our final was changed into a set of essay questions that were take-home. The take-home final took a significant amount of time and although I respected her as being fair during the rest of the time I took the class I think she could have been a little more understanding.

Professor Johns is a strict but good professor. She wrote the textbook that it used for the class so it provides very helpful. Lectures are not recorded and slides are not uploaded however attendance is not taken. The textbook mirrors the course content so I used the textbook when I was not on lecture. Tests were specific and challenging but were curved. It is a very interesting subject and Johns is a good professor.

This class was amazing, and so was Professor Johns! I loved attending lectures—her teaching style is very engaging, and she explains concepts clearly. I would definitely recommend this course.

As for the workload, it's very manageable. There's one assignment each week (a few pages of a specific case reading), followed by a 3-question quiz in your discussion section. The quiz questions are straightforward, and there’s no reason you shouldn’t get 100% unless you didn’t do the reading.

Each week, we also discussed a new chapter from the textbook. The reading isn’t too heavy as long as you manage your time well. One great resource is that Professor Johns uploads all of the weekly glossaries on BruinLearn at the very beginning of the quarter, so you can get a head start on learning and memorizing key terms early. That made studying much easier for me.

I received a 97 on the midterm and an 88 on the final. The tests aren’t too difficult, but they do require a lot of memorization. The final is cumulative—it covers everything discussed throughout the entire course, not just the second half—so staying on top of the material each week is important. As long as you take notes during lectures, keep up with the readings, and review the weekly case studies, you should be able to get at least a B on both exams.

I would definitely take this class a second time if I could!