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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.
Sometimes jus soli laws only operate generationally, such as in some Middle-Eastern countries, where a child born in the territory will only acquire nationality if the child's father (regardless of parental nationality) was born in the same territory. Sometimes jus soli will be restricted by age.
A 2010 report by the Migration Policy Institute, a think tank, estimated that if jus soli birthright citizenship were eliminated for the U.S.-born children of non-citizens, then by 2050, 4.7 million American-born individuals would be non-citizens, including 1 million with two U.S.-born parents. [126]
The first Thai Nationality Act of 1913 and most subsequent acts have included the principle of jus soli, though at times with various restrictions. [2] The 1952 Nationality Act rescinded the 1913 act's provisions for jus soli , in response to concerns over the integration of the children of Chinese immigrants , but unlimited jus soli was ...
Calvin's Case (1608), 77 ER 377, (1608) Co Rep 1a, also known as the Case of the Postnati, [1] was a 1608 English legal decision establishing that a child born in Scotland, after the Union of the Crowns under King James VI and I in 1603, was considered under the common law to be an English subject and entitled to the benefits of English law.
By using the word person, the statute nullified legitimacy requirements for jus soli nationals which had existed in previous nationality laws. [42] For those born abroad on or after the effective date, legitimacy was still required, and could only be derived by a child from a British father (one generation), who was natural-born or naturalised ...
Zambian nationality is typically obtained under the principals of jus soli, i.e. birth in Zambia, or jus sanguinis, i.e. by birth to parents with Zambian nationality. [6] [7] It can be granted to persons with an affiliation to the country, or to a permanent resident who has lived in the country for a given period of time through registration ...
French nationality law is historically based on the principles of jus soli (Latin for "right of soil") and jus sanguinis, [1] according to Ernest Renan's definition, in opposition to the German definition of nationality, jus sanguinis (Latin for "right of blood"), formalised by Johann Gottlieb Fichte.