Cutting's Case (USA v Mexico) (Passive Personality Principle)

Cutting's Case (USA v Mexico) (Passive Personality Principle)

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Jul 11, 2026

In this international law case, an exchange of correspondence between the two parties included some key, authoritative statements that no country may impose its criminal law on citizens of another country while they are in that other country. Each nation can pass laws binding its own territory and its own people, but no more than that.