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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
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 January 2025. Clause of the US Constitution specifying natural born US citizenship to run for President Status as a natural-born citizen of the United States is one of the eligibility requirements established in the United States Constitution for holding the office of president or vice president. This ...
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 [2] The 1952 Nationality Act rescinded the 1913 act's provisions for jus soli , in response to concerns over the integration of the children of Chinese immigrants , but unlimited jus soli was ...
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.
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]