A legal Solution to Resolve the Conflicts of Interest in Implentation of Enviornmental Laws and Regulations

Our country is dealing with an undeniable environmental crisis which has overshad- owed both the physical and mental health of people and the political, social, and eco - nomical security. Part of this crisis is caused by the mismanagement and unlawfulness of some of the government agencies due to conflicts of interest between ministerial interests and national interests, and the other part is the inefficiencies in some of the structural and formal laws concerning the Environmental ProtectionAct which in itself provides the ground for different conflicts of interest. Therefore, in order to overcome this crisis and environmental challenge in the country, which is a catastrophic threat, to achieve sustainable environmental development, and to a beneficial solution for all the involved parties, the modification of some formal articles in the Environmental Protection Law is imperative. Article 2, is the most effective and low-cost solution with the quickest feedback. In this study, through the application of jurisprudential and legal principles, the opinions of jurists in the field of environment, and solid evidences, the necessary basis for revising Article 2 is provided by valid legal solutions. These solu- tions are presented with the aim of transforming the Supreme Environmental Council from a governmental administration to an inter-ministerial council between the three forces, in order to diminish the governmental monopoly over the Environmental Pro- tection Agency which in itself has the basis for conflicts of interest and a part of envi- ronmental crisis.