Editing Nationality (section)

=== ''De jure'' vs ''de facto'' statelessness ===
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Nationality law defines nationality and statelessness. Nationality is awarded based on two well-known principles: ''[[jus sanguinis]]'' and ''[[jus soli]]''. ''Jus sanguinis'' translated from Latin means "right of blood". According to this principle, nationality is awarded if the parent(s) of the person are nationals of that country. ''Jus soli'' is referred to as "birthright citizenship". It means, anyone born in the territory of the country is awarded nationality of that country.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statelessness |url=http://www.statelessness.ca/statelessness.html |access-date=2021-04-12 |website=Canadian Centre on Statelessness |language=en |archive-date=2021-04-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412183330/http://www.statelessness.ca/statelessness.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Statelessness is defined thus in the 1954 Statelessness Convention: "For the purpose of this Convention, the term 'stateless person' means a person who is not considered as a national by any State under the operation of
its law."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Refugees |first=United Nations High Commissioner for |title=UN Conventions on Statelessness |url=https://www.unhcr.org/un-conventions-on-statelessness.html |access-date=2021-04-12 |website=UNHCR |language=en |archive-date=2021-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413193020/https://www.unhcr.org/un-conventions-on-statelessness.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A person can become stateless because of administrative reasons. For example, "A person may be at risk of statelessness if she is born in a State that applies ''jus sanguinis'' while her parents were born in a State that applies ''jus soli'', leaving the person ineligible for citizenship in both States due to conflicting laws."<ref name="Citizenship & Nationality">{{Cite web |date=2012-11-15 |title=Citizenship & Nationality |url=https://ijrcenter.org/thematic-research-guides/nationality-citizenship/ |access-date=2021-04-12 |website=International Justice Resource Center |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-01-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119020456/https://ijrcenter.org/thematic-research-guides/nationality-citizenship/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Moreover, there are countries in which if a person does not reside for a specified period of time, they can automatically lose their nationality.<ref name="Citizenship & Nationality"/> To protect those individuals from being deemed "stateless", the 1961 Statelessness Convention places limitations on nationality laws.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Refugees |first=United Nations High Commissioner for |title=Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons |url=https://www.unhcr.org/protection/statelessness/3bbb25729/convention-relating-status-stateless-persons.html |access-date=2021-04-12 |website=UNHCR |language=en |archive-date=2021-08-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808155043/https://www.unhcr.org/protection/statelessness/3bbb25729/convention-relating-status-stateless-persons.html |url-status=live }} Articles 6-8.</ref>