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Countries by jus soli    Unconditional or near-unconditional jus soli for persons born in the country     Jus soli with restrictions     Jus soli abolished Jus soli ( English: / dʒ ʌ s ˈ s oʊ l aɪ / ; Latin pronunciation:  [juːs ˈsɔ.liː] ), meaning "right of the soil", [1] commonly referred to as birthright citizenship in the United States, is the right of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship. [2] Jus soli was part of the English common law, in contrast to jus sanguinis , which derives from the Roman law that influenced the civil-law systems of continental Europe. [3] [4] Where it exists universally, it is often not quite unconditional. For instance, some countries deny citizenship to children of foreign diplomats. [5] As an unconditional (or near-unconditional) basis for citizenship, jus soli is the predominant rule in the Americas, but it is rare elsewhere. [6] [7] Since the Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ire...