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jus soli

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Case Law, Bouvier (1914)

Definitions from Case Law

United States Supreme Court

the place of birth governs citizenship status except as modified by statute

Defined by the Supreme Court in - Rogers v. Bellei, 401 U.S. 815 (1971).

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

The law of the place of one’s birth as contrasted with jus sanguinis, the law of the place of one’s descent or parentage. It is of feudal origin. Hershey, Int. L. 237.