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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.
Daniel Sandrin: Athlete Jus soli: South Korea: Born to a Korean American mother and Italian American father, he graduated from Seattle Pacific University in 2003 and played basketball professionally in Luxembourg and Germany before coming to South Korea in 2006. He naturalized as a South Korean citizen and relinquished U.S. citizenship in June ...
The subject of birth aboard aircraft and ships is one with a long history in public international law.The law on the subject is complex, because various states apply differing principles of nationality, namely jus soli and jus sanguinis, to varying degrees and with varying qualifications.
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
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 [2] The 1952 Nationality Act rescinded the 1913 act's provisions for jus soli , in response to concerns over the integration of the children of Chinese immigrants , but unlimited jus soli was ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 January 2025. Person's acquisition of United States citizenship by virtue of the circumstances of birth For laws regarding U.S. citizenship, see United States nationality law. For U.S. citizenship (birthright and naturalized), see Citizenship of the United States. United States citizenship and ...
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.
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 ...