Explain passive personality principle

passive personality principle states that jurisdiction may be exercised in respect of events occurring outside a State's own territory when these events harm/target the nationals of any state.   Even though the jurisdiction rules and principles are identified, still there are some complexities  regarding it  as  afore-mentioned. The  civil  and  criminal  jurisdiction does pose problems and even though the ingredients of criminal are defined but they still create ambiguities in certain matters. A lot more needs to be done both at domestic as well as international level so as to ensure a more comprehensive regime to deal with offences in a way that does not only hold the offender responsible but must also encompass some mechanism to deter its recurrence.