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属人主義 (ぞくじんしゅぎ, zokujinshugi) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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もと
づき
、
海かい
外がい
で
犯はん
罪ざい
を
犯おか
し
た
自じ
国こく
民みん
を
自じ
国こく
の
法ほう
律りつ
で
裁さば
く
こと
が
できる
。
Based on the principle of nationality, a country can try its own nationals under its own laws for crimes committed abroad.
In international law, the question of whether to prioritize the territorial principle or the nationality principle sometimes arises.
Kanji 属 belong, genus, subordinate official 義 righteousness, justice, morality Etymology Compound of 属人 (belonging to a person, personal) + 主義 (principle, doctrine). The term is a direct translation of the Western legal concept of 'personal jurisdiction' or 'nationality principle'.
