The assertion of extraterritorial prescriptive jurisdiction based on the nationality or permanent residence of the alleged offender has been recognized by courts in other jurisdictions, including the United States. See: United States of America v. Clark, 435 F.3d 1100 (9th Cir. Wash. 2006), which held that “the nationality principle ‘permits a country to apply its statutes to extraterritorial acts of its own nationals’” and that “…[j]urisdiction based solely on the defendant’s status as a U.S. Citizen is firmly established by our precedent…”;
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