Right.. Prior to 1957, US citizens did not even have rights outside of the US. From the same article: So when, in 1880, American diplomats in Japan "tried" and

Right.. Prior to 1957, US citizens did not even have rights outside of the US. From the same article: So when, in 1880, American diplomats in Japan "tried" and convicted one American for killing another in Yokohama Bay, they did not need a jury to convict. When the defendant asserted that his 6th Amendment right to a jury trial had been violated, the Supreme Court declared "the Constitution has no operation in another country."