Title page
Contents
Summary 4
1. The Common Travel Area 6
1.1. Legal basis for the CTA 6
1.2. Immigration controls within the CTA 8
1.3. (Very) brief history of the CTA 12
1.4. Cooperation on immigration and border issues 13
2. Special status of Irish citizens in UK law 16
2.1. Exemptions from UK immigration law 16
2.2. Why do Irish citizens have a special status? 17
3. Recent and future developments 18
3.1. The Common Travel Area after Brexit 18
3.2. Electronic travel authorisations: Hardening the land border? 19