The Constitutional Court has issued 12 decisions confirming its 168-13 ruling on Dominican nationality. The court maintains that children born to foreigners without legal residence status in the country do not automatically acquire Dominican citizenship. Several Haitian descendants have taken their cases for Dominican citizenship to the courts. Constitutional Court Ruling 168-13 had reiterated an earlier decision on this matter by the Supreme Court of Justice in 2005.
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