NATIONALITY
23/03/2009
Each jurisdiction has a different means of connecting persons to their specific legal system. Nationality is one connecting factor and means allegiance to a sovereign state, coupled with the right to look to that state for protection whilst in a foreign state. It may be acquired by birth or naturalisation. Spain, Portugal, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Italy use nationality as their connecting factor.
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