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Law of the Soil
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Law of the Soil
A citizenship law stating that all or nearly all persons born in the physical jurisdiction of a state are citizens of that state. That is, under the law of the soil, the citizenship of one's parents is irrelevant. What matters is where one is born. The United States is a major example of a country abiding by law of the soil. Some countries also follow the law of blood in addition to the law of the soil.


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He also hopes to provide guidance to Palestinian policy makers regarding the substantive provisions of any future nationality legislation regarding: the treatment of previous nationality legislation which had been valid in Palestine, the jus sanguinis and jus soli bases of a new nationality law, naturalization by residence, the recovery of Palestinian nationality for those displaced in 1948, and the nationality of women and children.
That's because the baby is a Canadian citizen by virtue of having been born in the country (that jus soli thing).
Most EU countries have modified their nationality codes to give stronger weight to the jus soli in countries that have traditionally emphasized jus sanguinis.
 
 
 
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