LAWS 7786 International Institutional Law

International Organizations differ by their objectives, structure, size and other characteristics. However, they all face similar issues and problems, and they all have similar institutional rules to deal with them, which have in the decades since the appearance and expansion of international organizations evolved into a substantial body of law. The main objective of this course is to familiarize students with the fundamentals of international institutional law and the main institutional characteristics of international organizations. Key institutional rules and principles will be discussed, as well as their application in practice, following the concept of legal position and functional necessity as departing point and axis of the study.

Course overview

Department
Law
School
LAW
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.35 / 5 · Very Good
17 responses
Instructor rating
4.59 / 5 · Excellent
17 responses
Terms evaluated
1
Most recent: Spring 2026

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Spring 2026Andres Munoz Mosquera4.34.64.24.34.54.54.64.64–6 hrs/week17 of 18

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

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