Lex loci celebrationis

Lex loci celebrationis, in Latin, is a legal term for a legal principle, of whatever origins, now found in the English Common law, meaning as roughly translated "the law of the land (Lex loci) where the marriage was celebrated", independent of the laws of marriage of the Countries of legal nationality or legal citizenship of both parties, or of the laws of the Countries in which the parties as persons are domiciled for the purpose of Family law, or resident, of whatever definition—and the assumption under the Common law that such a marriage, when lawfully and validly celebrated under the law of the land (Lex loci) in which the marriage was celebrated, unless Statute (or Legislation) or the Common law explicitly provides when certain otherwise lawful and valid marriages must be adjudged otherwise, is and must be presumed and considered also lawful and valid.