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Not completely. For example, the Dutch government will often bargain for the freedom/extradition of their citizens if they are arrested in a foreign country for breaking their law, and the punishment is considered excessive/immoral. E.g. the Death penalty for drug trafficking.

Of course, they won't send in the fleet to come and free you, so their bargaining power is limited but it has had its successes in the past.