Ahmad Reza Soleyman Zadeh - Faculty member at the Islamic Azad University of Sciences and Research, West Azerbaijan
Ahmad Javadi Chaharborj - MA student of International Law in Islamic Azad University of Science and Research, West Azerbaijan

In the contemporary international law, due to technology progress and emergence of new technologies and environmental developing, especially by governments, protection of the environment as the commonheritage of humanity is vital. Accordingly, in terms of the Biological Diversity and economic, social andcultural effects, wetlands are importance to the international community that the Lake Urmia is an outstanding example. To protect these ecosystems, International law in the context of general and special rules has set considerable provisions. As a major international wetland, Urmia Lake in the RamsarConvention, the specific document governing the conservation of wetlands, has been recorded. Following the general rules in accordance with this Convention, States are required to reasonable use of wetlands and protecting them. But in recent years, the Urmia wetlands due to unreasonable exploitation such asdiversion stream flow by the many dams built, the causeway and bridge built across urmia lake to thename of Shahid Kalantari was completed in November 2008. There is concern that is inhibits circulation within the lake and may exacerbate environmental issues caused by the low water levels and lack of modern agricultural extension, is nearly drying. So that the viability of this crisis may by threaten theright to a healthy environment leads to environmental catastrophy, and states Iran's international obligations. Therefore, it is vital for our country to do appropriate measures for the surviving of Urmia Lake By leveraging the environmental capabilities of International Law and civil rights, especially the fiftieth constitution with a focus on sustainable development.

Urmia Lake, environmental international law, International Wetlands, Ecological balance, rational use of wetlands