5 Nationality principle : Most civil law systems claim a wide jurisdiction to punish crimes committed by their nationals, even on the territory of a foreign state. Those states which make little use of the nationality principle do not appear to protest about its use elsewhere. Although a state may not enforce its laws within the territory of another state, it can punish crimes committed by nationals extra-territorially

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It is for each state to determine under its own law who are its nationals. This law shall be recognised by other states in so far as it is consistent with international conventions, international custom and the principles of law generally recognised with regard to nationality.