Definition of Jus soli

1. Noun. The principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth.

Generic synonyms: Judicial Doctrine, Judicial Principle, Legal Principle
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jus Soli

juryman
jurymast
jurymasts
jurymen
juryo-kaku
jurywoman
jurywomen
jus
jus'
jus accrescendi
jus civile
jus cogens
jus gentium
jus sanguinis
jus soli (current term)
jusi
jussi
jussive
jussive mood
jussively
jussives
just
just-in-time
just-noticeable difference
just-so story
just a minute
just a sec
just a second
just about

Literary usage of Jus soli

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The diplomatic protection of citizens abroad or the law of international claims by Edwin Montefiore Borchard (1915)
"The jus soli. The system of the jus soli has some variations. ... Some countries limit the application of the jus soli to the children of domiciled parents, ..."

2. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1907)
"The unconditional rule of jus soli forms a basic part of the United States law ... No country relies solely on the rule of jus soli, but in eleven countries ..."

3. International Cases: Arbitrations and Incidents Illustrative of by Ellery Cory Stowell, Henry Fraser Munro (1916)
"JUS SANGUINIS AND jus soli IN CHILE (1907) Charge Janes to the Secretary ... This marks a triumph of the principle of the jus sanguinis over the jus soli. ..."

4. International Law by John Westlake (1910)
"Who are Nationals: jus soli and jus sanguinis. Historically, nationality arose out of allegiance. The sovereign lords in the dealings between whom ..."

5. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"This was the feudal principle and is known as jus soli. ... The jus soli prevailed in Europe long after the feudal system had ceased to a great extent to ..."

6. International Law by George Grafton Wilson (1922)
"(6) Certain states follow the rule of jus soli, maintaining that the place of birth determines the nationality. Great The rule of Britain, by Article 4 of ..."

7. Introduction to Political Science: A Treatise on the Origin, Nature by James Wilford Garner (1910)
"Practically all states, even those which apply the jus soli rule within their limits, claim as their citizens children born abroad of their own citizens, ..."

8. The diplomatic protection of citizens abroad or the law of international claims by Edwin Montefiore Borchard (1915)
"The jus soli. The system of the jus soli has some variations. ... Some countries limit the application of the jus soli to the children of domiciled parents, ..."

9. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1907)
"The unconditional rule of jus soli forms a basic part of the United States law ... No country relies solely on the rule of jus soli, but in eleven countries ..."

10. International Cases: Arbitrations and Incidents Illustrative of by Ellery Cory Stowell, Henry Fraser Munro (1916)
"JUS SANGUINIS AND jus soli IN CHILE (1907) Charge Janes to the Secretary ... This marks a triumph of the principle of the jus sanguinis over the jus soli. ..."

11. International Law by John Westlake (1910)
"Who are Nationals: jus soli and jus sanguinis. Historically, nationality arose out of allegiance. The sovereign lords in the dealings between whom ..."

12. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"This was the feudal principle and is known as jus soli. ... The jus soli prevailed in Europe long after the feudal system had ceased to a great extent to ..."

13. International Law by George Grafton Wilson (1922)
"(6) Certain states follow the rule of jus soli, maintaining that the place of birth determines the nationality. Great The rule of Britain, by Article 4 of ..."

14. Introduction to Political Science: A Treatise on the Origin, Nature by James Wilford Garner (1910)
"Practically all states, even those which apply the jus soli rule within their limits, claim as their citizens children born abroad of their own citizens, ..."

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