As the world has grown more interconnected, many political science
programs have added courses on international law, international
organizations, the laws of war and peace, international human
rights, and comparative judicial politics. While in many cases these
are relatively new offerings within international studies, all of
these subjects have long been part of the law school curriculum.
There is, therefore, a long pedagogical history to be examined in
terms of the techniques and content used in law schools to teach
these courses. This paper examines a number of these techniques and
discusses how they may be used in political science courses to
enhance student learning opportunities.