European Free Trade Association Court (EFTA Court): The Role of the European Free Trade Association Court in Developing International/ Global Law: A Survey of EFTA Court Decisions 2022-2023

In this introductory note, the case law of the EFTA Court in 2022 and the first half of 2023 is covered. The introductory note also serves as a brief introduction to European Economic Area (EEA) law and the EEA Agreement. During this period, the Court dealt with cases in the fields of competition and state aid, workers and social security, public procurement and taxation, in addition to interesting questions regarding the fundamentals of EEA law and the four freedoms. The most significant case of the period is the Court's judgment in Telenor, whereas its continued case law on the Social Security Regulation and its judgment in the case of RS are also noteworthy. This introductory note provides a summary of these judgments and a few others, which together form the most significant judgments of the EFTA Court in the period covered.