The Implementation of the International Environmental Law in Iranian Legal System: Opportunities and Challenges

One of the preoccupations in the components of governance systems with any different ideology is protecting the environment by implementing international environmental law. This article's main issue is to analyze the implementation of international environmental law in the Iranian legal system. The importance of the issue is increasingly recognized in the extra-legal component and through the fundamentalization of international environmental law. This principle is reflected in Articles 77 and 125 of the Constitution and Article 9 of the Civil Code, which considers international treaties as "national laws". Thus, on the one hand, legal opportunities are provided as a necessary basis for implementing international environmental law. However, the question here is, what are the obstacles or challenges for implementing environmental law in the Iranian legal system? This article attempts to analyze the legal and practical gaps related to implementing international environmental law in Iran and presenting  suggestions to solving those issues.