jus soli
- noun
- /dʒʌs ˈsoʊli/
- Formal
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jus soli
- North Korea has a more ambiguous nationality law, allowing dual nationality, but not granting a nationality on the basis of jus soli, the birthplace principle.
Examples
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Thailand adopted the principle of jus soli to determine the nationality of persons born in its territory, which means that everyone born there is considered a Thai citizen, regardless of the national status of the parents.
Academic text (1993) -
The law says "natural born" is generally interpreted as either jus soli ("born of the soil") or jus sanguinis ("born of the blood").
Blog text (18) -
Even in the few countries left that retain jus soli, it always coexisted with the higher right of jus sanguinis.
Blog text (12) -
The most significant step to these ends was the granting of nationality on the basis of jus soli and then setting a policy to encourage identification with the state, not the ethnic group.
Academic text (1993) -
Thailand adopted the principle of jus soli to grant citizenship to people born in its territory.
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The law states that nationality can be established through jus soli, meaning citizenship is based on birthplace.
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In contrast to jus soli, which grants citizenship by place of birth, jus sanguinis is based on blood relations.
Antonyms
- Formal
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9.9
A country gives citizenship because a child's parents are citizens, not because of where the child is born
Surface Forms
Morphology
jus + soli
The phrase literally means 'right of the soil' (law/right + soil), so if a learner recognises the Latin roots ('jus' = law/right, 'soli' ≈ soil) the meaning 'citizenship by birth on the territory' is directly inferable. However, both constituents are Latin and 'soli' is not a familiar English word form, making the composition less accessible to an average B1 learner without prior exposure; therefore it is only partially transparent.
Etymology
The term jus soli comes from Latin: jus means 'law' or 'right' and soli means 'soil' or 'ground'. The idea is simple: being born on a country's land gives you the right to be a citizen, so today jus soli means 'citizenship by birthplace'.