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the place where a person resides in the ordinary course of his or her day to day
life. Ordinary residence is established if there is a regular habitual mode of life
in a particular place "for the time being", "whether of short or long duration",
the continuity of which has persisted apart from temporary or occasional
absences. The residence must be voluntary and adopted for "a settled
purpose".
Territorial sovereignty
Territorial integrity is the principle under international law that prohibits states
from the use of force against the "territorial integrity or political
independence" of another state. It is enshrined in Article 2 of the UN Charter
and has been recognized as customary international law.
all individuals and all property within the territory of a state are under its
dominion and sway, and foreign individuals and property fall at once under the
territorial authority of a state when they cross its frontiers.
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