Just wondering, if a U.S. citizen does something in another country that is against the law in the U.S. but is legal in that country, can they be prosecuted for it when they return to the U.S.?
2007-11-13 14:15:42 · 7 answers · asked by robdob 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
no
2007-11-13 18:15:08 · answer #1 · answered by S.T. 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As a typical rule you're subject to the regulations of the land you're travelling, there are some exceptions, human beings in the armed forces or government. appropriate trip are envisioned to persist with U.S. regulation, besides as pupils attending college in distant places international places on U.S. government scholarships, this in particular pertains to drug regulations nonetheless. If an American under those situations is in a rustic with lax drug regulations they're held to U.S. standards. countless agencies will drug try workers getting back from eu trip trips and hearth them in the event that they fail, whether the drug use develop into in a rustic the place it rather is criminal.
2016-09-29 05:03:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not 'usually', no.
However there are a few exceptions - for example if you go to a foreign country to have sex with someone who is underage in America, but legal in that country, you've broken American law. Killing an American citizen can also be a violation of US law even if it occurs overseas.
Richard
2007-11-13 14:19:50 · answer #3 · answered by rickinnocal 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Most laws are local in nature. If you steal something in France, you can be prosecuted for it in France under French law, but back home in Indiana they can't take any action against you for it.
On the other hand, if you are in France to meet with your contact and sell top secret blueprints to a US spyplane, the US government can lock you away until you die.
2007-11-13 14:24:38 · answer #4 · answered by raichasays 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Yes and they will punish you.
A controversial site is http://www.ageofconsent.com
The site is about Sexual Intercourse between teenagers and adults. This is just one example and for others are too numerous.
http://www.avert.org/aofconsent.htm
http://www.ageofconsentrap.com/
http://marriage.about.com/cs/teenmarriage/g/consent.htm
http://ageofconsent.ca/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_consent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_North_America
I wrote about it even tough I prefer women my age, but it is taboo is the US and it will get people to spread misinformation about you almost instantaneously.
I did it to talk about controversial subjects. I have spoken about others worse than this but that is for another juncture if the atmosphere exist without risk of dealing with closed-minded people.
If you are disgusted with Democrats and Republicans
http://www.friesian.com/ross/ca40/
2007-11-13 14:33:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
nope, they can't athough the US would love it if they could because of intellectual property infringements....
2007-11-13 14:20:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
No..........
2007-11-13 14:22:55 · answer #7 · answered by tallerfella 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋