Talk:Place of birth

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Sorry if this article is very short. I do not know everything about legal issues around place of birth; but I noticed this article was missing; so here's a start.... Huijts 16:23, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

The article should probably be merged into jus soli. Of course the latter article has a narrower focus but the only encyclopedic value I can see in the topic of place of birth has to do with the legal aspect of it. Pascal.Tesson 15:44, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

I disagree; although the jus soli article is good for users interested in citizenship law, this article is helpful for users who might need a simple explanation of the concept "place of birth" which often appears on official documents. Someone trying to find out, for instance, whether their place of birth is their parents' place of residence when they were born, or the actual hospital, can find that easily here without wading through the jus soli article. Also, place of birth is a more widely known concept than jus soli (also, I'm willing to bet, a more common query), and so a redirect from "place of birth" to "jus soli" is counterintuitive at best. 72.93.245.161 03:07, 20 September 2007 (UTC)