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  2. Jamaican nationality law - Wikipedia

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    The 1943 revision allowed a child born abroad at any time to be a British national by descent if the Secretary of State agreed to register the birth. [66] Under the terms of the British Nationality Act 1948 British nationals in Jamaica were reclassified at that time as "Citizens of the UK and Colonies" (CUKC). [67]

  3. List of former United States citizens who relinquished their ...

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    The column U.S. Citizenship indicates how the person original ascertained US citizenship. Jus soli ("right of the soil") is citizenship by birth in the United States, whereas jus sanguinis ("right of blood") here refers to citizenship through birth abroad to an American parent.

  4. Jus soli - Wikipedia

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    Jus soli (English: / dʒ ʌ s ˈ s oʊ l aɪ / juss SOH-ly [1] or / j uː s ˈ s oʊ l i / yooss SOH-lee, [2] Latin: [juːs ˈsɔliː]), meaning 'right of soil', is the right of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship.

  5. Explainer-What is US birthright citizenship and can ... - AOL

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    The main birthright citizenship case is from 1898, when the Supreme Court ruled that the son of lawful immigrants from China was a U.S. citizen by virtue of his birth in 1873 in San Francisco.

  6. Jamaica Takes First Step to Remove King Charles as Head of State

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    King Charles currently serves as head of state of 15 Commonwealth realms; Jamaican politicians, including Prime Minister Andrew Holness, have long expressed their country’s intention to become a ...

  7. Jus sanguinis - Wikipedia

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    Jus sanguinis (English: / dʒ ʌ s ˈ s æ ŋ ɡ w ɪ n ɪ s / juss SANG-gwin-iss [1] or / j uː s-/ yooss -⁠, [2] Latin: [juːs ˈsaŋɡwɪnɪs]), meaning 'right of blood', is a principle of nationality law by which nationality is determined or acquired by the nationality of one or both parents.

  8. Jamaica introduces bill to remove King Charles as head of ...

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    Jamaica has tabled a bill in parliament to remove King Charles as its head of state and transition the country to a republic.. The Caribbean country is one of many former colonies that retained a ...

  9. Birthright citizenship in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Citizenship in the United States is a matter of federal law, governed by the United States Constitution.. Since the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution on July 9, 1868, the citizenship of persons born in the United States has been controlled by its Citizenship Clause, which states: "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the ...