ABSTRACT

This chapter investigates the implications of Norway's European Union affiliation, the European economic area(EEA) agreement in particular, with regard to the constitutional right of self- determination. Norway's affiliation with the EU entails the establishment of political power relations that conflict with the principle of sovereignty laid out the constitution. Norway has voluntarily, though parliamentary decisions, subjected itself to a hegemon. Norway is dominated by the EU because it prioritises access to the European common goods within a framework of international law. The chapter further analyses Norway's peculiar EU affiliation, emphasising the effects on the democratic chain of rule. Much of the debate on supranationalism relates to how people should understand democracy and how the ideals of representative government can be realised under conditions of complex interdependence and juridification beyond the nation state. Furthermore, the chapter analyses Norway's relationship with the EU. Norway's relations with the EU are characterised by dependence and a broken democratic procedure.