In the past states made laws to protect their respective societies - it was not really possible to harm a state's society from without (unless we're talking about a war). Crimes were restricted to locality, and could be resolved locally. This has changed. People from outside can harm a national society without being physically present. This should not mean that a state cannot take action against the perpetrator. The problem is only that we haven't got a proper legal framework for that yet.
Suppose my neighbor came around and smashed my windows (on my property) - I'd punish him acording to the rules in my house. If he smashed his own windows (on his property), the rules on his property would apply. If he were now to throw a rock through my window, from within his property, I'd be very unhappy if he were to be punished by his rules (which could mean that he wouldn't be punished at all)... There would have to be a set of rules (and enforcement thereof) that stood above the respective households.
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In the past states made laws to protect their respective societies - it was not really possible to harm a state's society from without (unless we're talking about a war). Crimes were restricted to locality, and could be resolved locally.
This has changed. People from outside can harm a national society without being physically present. This should not mean that a state cannot take action against the perpetrator. The problem is only that we haven't got a proper legal framework for that yet.
Suppose my neighbor came around and smashed my windows (on my property) - I'd punish him acording to the rules in my house.
If he smashed his own windows (on his property), the rules on his property would apply.
If he were now to throw a rock through my window, from within his property, I'd be very unhappy if he were to be punished by his rules (which could mean that he wouldn't be punished at all)...
There would have to be a set of rules (and enforcement thereof) that stood above the respective households.