The opposition to Donald Trump’s order is not due to its perceived injustice but rather its blatant and flagrant violation of ...

As noted above, the key precedent on this subject is an 1898 case, U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark (decided ... We, like the British, follow the Roman jus soli – the law of soil. Yet that term is entirely ...

Birthright citizenship, or jus soli (right of the soil), is not the ... and parts of Africa adhere to the jus sanguinis (right of blood) principle, where children inherit their nationality from ...

But this isn’t true — plenty of other countries practice the principle of unrestricted jus soli, meaning "right ... practice the principle of jus sanguinis — which gives citizenship to ...

known as jus soli (“right of the soil”), grants individuals citizenship based on their place of birth. This principle is prevalent in the Americas but less common in Europe, where jus sanguinis ...

jus soli (Right of Soil) and jus sanguinis (Right of Blood). Right of Soil recognizes citizenship based solely on where the person was born. Its origins are the feudal concept of loyalty to the ...