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42 SAIS Rev. Int'l Aff. 1 (2022)

handle is hein.journals/susrwoil42 and id is 1 raw text is: Letter from the Editors Treaties, Traditions, and Tribunals: The Role of International Law and Institutions in the 21st Century The SAIS Review Editorial Board The title of this spring issue draws upon the sources of international law- treaties signed among states, traditions or norms by which states abide when engaging one another, and tribunals where states can go to resolve dis- putes. In an increasingly interconnected world, we confront transnational issues that reach beyond the jurisdiction of domestic law and require states to create international rules, norms, and other institutions to collectively address them. At the time of writing, countries around the world are still enduring the public health and economic challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The ef- fects of climate change are intensifying across the globe-from wildfires across Europe to devastating floods in Pakistan that submerged a third of the country in water. This issue of the SAIS Review explores how states interpret and utilize international law and forums differently. It also addresses the difficulties faced by international bodies and the international legal framework in adequately addressing transnational issues. Contributors to this issue employ a wealth of case studies and legal text analysis to cover wide-ranging topics in international law and institutions. The issue opens with original research on diplomatic access championed by co- authors Angelica Mangahas, Carla Freeman, Mark White, and Na-Yeon Park. As developers of the Diplomatic Capacity Index, Mangahas et al. illuminate the motives and methods of states that join international bodies and agree to international laws and norms. By collecting extensive participation data, the authors effectively demonstrate how states participate in political, security, and economic-oriented international organizations to advance their own interests. They analyze Brazil, India, and Egypt as case studies, and find that countries with high diplomatic access possess distinct foreign policy approaches, deter- mined by the types of international organizations in which they engage. The following three works address transnational legal issues in public health, environmental protection, and space exploration. Focusing on the public health landscape among low-to-middle-income countries, Uchechukwu Ng- waba examines the correlation between a country's domestic commitment to its citizens' right to health and its international treaty engagement. Using Nigeria, SAIS Review vol. 42 no. 1 (Winter-Spring 2022) © 2022 Johns Hopkins University 1

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