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2. The system of legal regulation of the use and protection of natural resources of the Caspian Sea On the national level, the system of legal regulation of the use and protection of the natural resources of the Caspian Sea is composed of the legislative and regulatory acts adopted in the established procedure in each Riparian State. In Iran customary law that exits in the form of traditional practices of natural resources use still plays an important role. The customary law extends to ground water extraction, rangeland utilization, and agricultural lands. None of such areas directly relate to the Caspian Sea problems. In the CIS Caspian States, international agreements signed by such states are recognized as a part of respective national legal systems. It means that as soon as a certain international agreement is signed and ratified in the established procedure, it acquires a binding legal force. Therefore, in addition to the national legislative and regulatory acts, environmental protection issues are regulated in each respective CIS Riparian State by international environmental conventions, agreements and other international instruments. Presently, there are no regional agreements for the Caspian Sea signed by all five Riparian States. Under such conditions, protection and sustainable management of the Caspian Sea environment and its resources predominantly depend on the national legislation combined with the efforts aimed to further international cooperation in this field. The national legislation shall continue to play an important role in the future, when all the Riparian States reach agreements on the Caspian Sea, as the national law always remains the main tool for implementing international obligations.
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