23-478: Erik Ludovicus Maria Van Looy ( Dutch: [ˈeːrɪk fɑn ˈloːi] ; born 26 April 1962) is a Belgian film director known for his thriller movies. Van Looy is also a popular television host in Flanders who hosts De Slimste Mens ter Wereld ( The Smartest Person on Earth ), and has hosted De Pappenheimers . The former is a television show aired on VIER where Van Looy and his team of comical judges are on
46-494: A frequent exception to lex soli is imposed when a child is born to a parent in the diplomatic or consular service of another state on a mission to the state in question. There is a trend in some countries toward restricting jus soli by requiring that at least one of the child's parents be a citizen, national or legal permanent resident of the state in question at time of the child's birth. Modification of jus soli has been criticized as contributing to economic inequality,
69-731: A national level. Walloons are a French -speaking people who live in Belgium , principally in Wallonia . Walloons are a distinctive community within Belgium, important historical and anthropological criteria (religion, language, traditions, folklore) bind Walloons to the French people . More generally, the term also refers to the inhabitants of the Walloon Region . They may speak regional languages such as Walloon (with Picard in
92-580: A population of 10,839,905 people on 1 January 2010, an increase of 601,000 in comparison to 2000 (10,239,085 inhabitants). Between 1990 (9,947,782 inhabitants) and 2000 the increase was only 291,000. The population of Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels on 1 January 2010 was 6,251,983 (57.7%), 3,498,384 (32.3%) and 1,089,538 (10.1%), respectively. Jus soli Jus soli ( English: / dʒ ʌ s ˈ s oʊ l aɪ / juss SOH -ly or / j uː s ˈ s oʊ l i / yooss SOH -lee , Latin: [juːs ˈsɔliː] ), meaning 'right of soil',
115-474: A quest to find the world's smartest person, i.e., the one who has the best knowledge of politics, history, arts, sports, media and film. His most famous films The Alzheimer Case and Loft have been widely appreciated by Flemish audiences as well as Flemish critics, with Loft even selling the most admission tickets of any Flemish film in theaters to date. A remake Loft produced in the Netherlands
138-455: Is a multinational state , this connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural rather than ethnic. The majority of Belgians, however, belong to two distinct linguistic groups or communities (Dutch: gemeenschap ; French: communauté ) native to the country, i.e. its historical regions: Flemings in Flanders , who speak Dutch , West Flemish and Limburgish ; and Walloons in Wallonia , who speak French or Walloon . There
161-580: Is also a substantial Belgian diaspora, which has settled primarily in the United States, Canada, France, and the Netherlands. The 1830 revolution led to the establishment of an independent country under a provisional government and a national congress . The name "Belgium" was adopted for the country, the word being derived from Gallia Belgica , a Roman province in the northernmost part of Gaul that, before Roman invasion in 100 BC,
184-457: Is common for business, social and family networks to include members of the various ethnic groups composing Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region occupies a unique political and cultural position since geographically and linguistically it is a bilingual enclave within the unilingual Flemish Region. Since the founding of the Kingdom of Belgium in 1830, the city of Brussels was francized , as it
207-457: Is the right of anyone born in the territory of a state to nationality or citizenship . Also commonly referred to as birthright citizenship in some Anglophone countries, it is a rule defining a person's nationality based on their birth in the territory of the country. Jus soli was part of the English common law , in contrast to jus sanguinis ('right of blood'), which derives from
230-673: The Dutch-speakers (called the Flemish ) and the French-speakers (mostly Walloons ), as well as a third tiny but constitutionally recognized group from two small German-speaking areas. These sometimes competing ethnic and linguistic priorities are governed by constitutionally designated "regions or communities" , depending on the constitutional realm of the topic, a complex and uniquely Belgian political construct. Since many Belgians are at least bilingual, or even trilingual, it
253-594: The Netherlands most of these cultural and linguistic boundaries quickly fade, as the Flemish share the same language, similar or identical customs and (though only with the southern part of today's Netherlands) traditional religion with the Dutch . However, the popular perception of being a single polity varies greatly, depending on subject matter, locality and personal background. Generally, Flemings will seldom identify themselves as being Dutch and vice versa, especially on
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#1732791449259276-652: The Roman law that influenced the civil-law systems of mainland Europe . Jus soli is the predominant rule in the Americas ; explanations for this geographical phenomenon include: the establishment of lenient laws by past European colonial powers to entice immigrants from the Old World and displace native populations in the New World , along with the emergence of successful wars of independence movements that widened
299-519: The Belgians declaring themselves to be Catholics. However, by 2004, nationwide Sunday church attendance was only about 4 to 8% (9% for Flanders only). A 2006 inquiry in Flanders , long considered more religious than the Brussels or Wallonia regions in Belgium , showed 55% of its inhabitants calling themselves religious, while 36% said that they believed that God created the world. Belgium had
322-740: The German-speaking community in Belgium: Bleiberg - Welkenraat - Baelen in Northeastern province of Liège and Arelerland (city of Arlon and some of its nearby villages in Southeastern province of Belgian Luxembourg ). However, in these localities, the German language is highly endangered due to the adoption of French . Roman Catholicism has traditionally been Belgium's majority religion, with approximately 65% of
345-588: The West and Gaumais in the South). Though roughly three-quarters of Belgium's French speakers live in Wallonia, French-speaking residents of Brussels tend not to identify as Walloons. The German-speaking Community of Belgium is one of the three constitutionally recognized federal communities of Belgium . Covering an area of less than 1,000 km within the province of Liège in Wallonia , it includes nine of
368-687: The definition and granting of citizenship, as a prerequisite to the abolishment of slavery since the 19th century. Outside the Americas, jus soli is rare. Since the Twenty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland was enacted in 2004, no European country grants nationality based on unconditional or near-unconditional jus soli . Almost all states in Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania grant nationality at birth based upon
391-567: The eleven municipalities of the so-called East Cantons and the local population numbers over 73,000 – less than 1% of the national total. Bordering the Netherlands , Germany and Luxembourg , the area has its own parliament and government at Eupen . The German-speaking community is composed of the German-speaking parts of the lands that were annexed in 1920 from Germany. In addition, in contemporary Belgium there are also some other German-speaking areas that belonged to Belgium even before 1920, but they are not currently considered officially part of
414-663: The principle of jus sanguinis ("right of blood"), in which nationality is inherited through parents rather than birthplace, or a restricted version of jus soli in which nationality by birthplace is automatic only for the children of certain immigrants. Jus soli in many cases helps prevent statelessness . Countries that have acceded to the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness are obligated to grant nationality to people born in their territory who would otherwise become stateless persons . The American Convention on Human Rights similarly provides that "Every person has
437-422: The right to the nationality of the state in whose territory he was born if he does not have the right to any other nationality." Lex soli is a law used in practice to regulate who can assert the right of jus soli and under what circumstances they can do so. Most states provide a specific lex soli — in application of the respective jus soli — and it is the most common means of acquiring nationality. However,
460-562: Was also a success. This resulted in an American remake, which was again highly praised by Flemish audiences and critics, but not by American critics. Belgians Belgians ( Dutch : Belgen [ˈbɛlɣə(n)] ; French : Belges [bɛlʒ] ; German : Belgier [ˈbɛlɡi̯ɐ] ) are people identified with the Kingdom of Belgium , a federal state in Western Europe . As Belgium
483-528: Was inhabited by the Belgae , a mix of Celtic and Germanic peoples . The Latin name was revived in 1790 by the short-lived United Belgian States which was created after a revolution against Austrian rule took place in 1789. Since no adjective equivalent to "Belgian" existed at the time, the French noun "Belgique" (or "Belgium") was adopted as both noun and adjective; a phenomenon borrowed from Latin which
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#1732791449259506-608: Was still commonly used during the period. From the sixteenth century, the Low Countries " or " Netherlands ", were referred to as 'Belgica' in Latin, as was the Dutch Republic . Belgians are primarily a nationality or citizen group, by jus soli (Latin: right of the soil), also known as birthright citizenship, and are not a homogeneous ethnic group . Belgians are made up of two main linguistic and ethnic groups;
529-531: Was transformed from an almost entirely Dutch-speaking into a multilingual city with French as the majority language and lingua franca . Since the independence of Belgium in 1830, the constitutional title of the Belgian head of state is the "King of the Belgians" rather than the "King of Belgium". Within Belgium the Flemish, about 60% of the population, form a clearly distinguishable group, set apart by their language and customs. However, when compared to
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