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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.
jus soli, or right by birth on the soil; jus sanguinis, or right of the blood; and; jus matrimonii, or right of marriage. Laws may be based on any one of these principles, but they commonly reflect a combination of all three principles. Generally speaking, countries in the Americas have a strong jus soli heritage.
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. Federal policy towards U.S. citizens who naturalize in foreign countries has varied over the years.
Most countries in the Americas grant unconditional jus soli citizenship, while it has been limited or abolished in almost all other countries. In many cases, both jus soli and jus sanguinis hold citizenship either by place or parentage (or both). Nationality by marriage (jus matrimonii). Many countries fast-track naturalization based on the ...
Enemy aliens are also people whose country of citizenship is, or was, at war with Bangladesh since the declaration of independence in March 1971 by the father of the nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [4] Jus soli citizenship is conferred upon some Urdu-speaking people of Bangladesh since May 2008 by a High Court verdict (see below).
Many countries specify citizenship since birth as a requirement to hold certain offices. This is often described using the natural born phraseology and sometimes further qualified as requiring physical birth within the country's territory ( jus soli ) and/or requiring that one or both natural parents be a citizen of the country at the time of ...
Nationality describes the relationship of an individual to the nation under international law, whereas citizenship is the domestic relationship of an individual and the state. [5] [6] [Notes 1] Somali nationality is typically obtained under the principle of jus soli, i.e. by birth in Somalia, or jus sanguinis, born to parents with Somali ...
Birthright citizenship may refer to: . Jus soli (the right of the soil or the land), a Latin term meaning that one's nationality is determined by the place of one's birth; Jus sanguinis (the right of blood), a Latin term meaning that one may acquire nationality of a state at birth if either or both of their parents have citizenship of that state