BITs and Pieces of Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Europe: Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Bilateral Investment Treaties in Europe and the relationship with EU/EEA courts and tribunals, from a Norwegian perspective

The research question of this thesis is if, and in case to what extent there are incompatibilities between the dispute resolution processes offered under an intra-European Bilateral Investment Treaty and by the ordinary courts of the European Union and the European Economic Area, from a Norwegian perspective. The analysis will be focused on possible incompatibilities with the right to interpret EU/EEA law, and on the forum for dispute settlement in disputes regarding EU/EEA law and an EU/EEA state