Legal Investigation Artificial islands in the Persian Gulf the southern shores of the Persian Gulf and its impact on the environment and disrupt ecological systems

As a crucial and strategic waterway¡ Persian Gulf has a special status in the realm of international and regional developments of Middle East. Perpetual military¡ political¡ economical¡ social¡ and environmental changes in this region have led to different and continual transformations and developments which demand paying further attentions to legal dimensions of various upcoming activities and challenges. Construction of artificial islands in Persian Gulf is currently one of the newest and most significant challenges. Construction of artificial islands has not been prohibited in international laws but the conventions on laws of seas mainly focus on construction of artificial islands for research and exploratory purposes. Such islands would create no right and advantage for the owner and constructor country in terms of delineation of marine borders. However¡ it must be also noted that although construction of artificial islands cannot be essentially recognized as an illegal act but concept of security in the modern world is not limited merely to political and military scopes. Indeed¡ environmental damages and devastations are among the greatest human concerns which can presume this issue as one of the most important threats to the environment in Persian Gulf. Through reviewing laws of seas and Kuwait convention¡ it is attempted in the present research to investigate and analyze construction of these islands with a legal approach.