Update 05-28-2017:  Calvin’s Case (1608) has been cited in U.S. courts supporting ‘place of birth’ citizenship (jus soli) but that case is not only ancient, but merely ‘common law.’ A court made a decision, not lawmakers. In fact, just as the 1790 Uniform Naturalization Act (U.S.), the 1772 British Nationality Act relied on jus sanguinis, … Continue reading Place of Birth Only a Consideration if No Father to Confer Nationality