nationality principle

Definition

An international tenet which recognized the right of countries to exercise sovereign jurisdiction over a national even if the national violates sovereign laws in another country. For example, if a national of a country that prohibits gambling, bets on horse races in another country, the national's country can prosecute as if the crime had been committed within its borders.

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