From: Amara Graps (amara@amara.com)
Date: Thu Sep 05 2002 - 01:59:02 MDT
Dehede011@aol.com:
>Yeah, I was stationed in a foreign country. The first thing I found out was
>that the constitutional right to have our country to not hand us over to the
>authorites of a foreign country didn't apply to servicemen.
Once *any* U.S. citizen steps outside of the U.S. borders, they are
subject to the laws of the country that they are in. To me this is
no more than common sense, but from reading some of the views here,
I see that some are surprised by this fact or think that the "U.S.
Constitution will protect them". I'm surprised to find such views
here: why would you be exempt ? You are living in another country,
for god's sakes.
And this is true for U.S. citizen tourists too:
http://travel.state.gov/asafetripabroad.html
"Local Laws and Customs. When you leave the United States, you are
subject to the laws of the country where you are. Therefore, before
you go, learn as much as you can about the local laws and customs of
the places you plan to visit. Good resources are your library, your
travel agent, and the embassies, consulates or tourist bureaus of
the countries you will visit. In addition, keep track of what is
being reported in the media about recent developments in those
countries."
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