To: GAB-1955
Native born is geographic. Natural born is allegiance based and can be based upon blood line as child of citizens no matter location of birth.
46 posted on
12/16/2008 5:45:57 PM PST by
arrogantsob
(Hero vs Zero)
To: arrogantsob
It depends on national law on the subject. Vattel’s work is important, but there have been other key works on international law since then. General Henry Halleck, of Civil War fame, also wrote a textbook on the subject.
68 posted on
12/16/2008 6:23:40 PM PST by
GAB-1955
(Kicking and Screaming into the Kingdom of Heaven! (USCG Aux))
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