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The formation of a marriage is governed by the national law of each party.
婚姻の成立は、各当事者につき、その本国法による。
The formalities for a marriage are governed by the law of the place where the marriage is celebrated (lex loci celebrationis).
婚姻の方式は、婚姻挙行地の法による。
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, the formalities that comply with the national law of either party to a marriage are valid; provided, however, that this does not apply where a marriage is celebrated in Japan and either party to the marriage is a Japanese national.
前項の規定にかかわらず、当事者の一方の本国法に適合する方式は、有効とする。ただし、日本において婚姻が挙行された場合において、当事者の一方が日本人であるときは、この限りでない。
This names a provision as it read when this amending Act was made. It may have been amended since, so today's text can say something else. That is why it is not a link.This names a law that is not in this collection, so there is nothing here to open.We could not tell which provision this names, so it is not a link.