Thomas Sumner,a U.S.citizen from Minnesota,was accused of murder in Russia.Sumner claimed that only the district court of Minnesota can try him.The _____ validates Sumner's claim.

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The nationality jurisdiction principle allows a country to exercise jurisdiction over its citizens, no matter where the crime is committed. This principle supports Sumner's claim that he should be tried in his home country, the United States, specifically in the district court of Minnesota.