60Since it is thus recognised that nationals of a Member State enjoy an unconditional right of residence in the territory of that State (judgment of 14 November 2017, Lounes, C‑165/16, EU:C:2017:862, paragraph 37), a Member State cannot lawfully require one of its nationals to leave its territory, in order, in particular, to comply with the obligations arising out of his or her marriage, without infringing the principle of international law referred to in the preceding paragraph of this judgment.
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