Jus soli (right of the soil) is the right of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship. As an unconditional basis for citizenship, it is the predominant rule in the Americas, but among advanced economies (as defined by the International Monetary Fund) Canada and the United States are the only ones that observe unconditi...[U.S.] This picture was taken on November 5, 2007. It is a picture of Emily`s Pub, a restaurant in Reading, Pennsylvania ...
(from the article `citizenship`) ...within a certain territory, descent from a citizen parent, marriage to a citizen, and naturalization (q.v.). There are two main systems used to ...
[n] - the principle that a person`s nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth
noun the principle that a person`s nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth
the principle that the country of citizenship of a child is determined by its country of birth. Cf. jus sanguinis.