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WHAT IS DE JURE BY DEFINTION ?

1. DE JURE is one of the traditional practices to officially recognize a nation or a newly
established state in an extensive and legal scale. In contemporary use, It can also mean “ as a
matter of law “. Practically, De Jure is often applied when a recognized nation does not question
the legality of its establishment or to normalize its international relations and cooperations with
the other nations.
2. DE JURE can be regarded as the final recognition, a vital foundation for nations to
establish normal international relations and solves different political issues between them.
WHAT IS DE FACTO BY DEFINITION ?
3. In contrast to De Jure, what is recognized is simply the fact of a state’s temporary
cohesion and momentary independence of control1. In detail, what distinguishes De Facto from
De Jure is its political aspects. Political motive of people who accepts De Facto is usually
cautious or reluctant with the newly established state or nation. In the case of De Jure, obviously
all sides wish to establish a normal international relation in full scale.
However, a de facto independent government, free from all serious demand and challenge by the
old authority, is a de jure government in the eyes of international law. 2
HOW DE JURE AND DE FACTO AFFECTS INTERNATIONAL LAW ?
Basically, to completely resolve the legal issues of recognized sides. Furthermore, they help offer
beneficial conditions for the involved sides to create and develop a certain relation with each
other , thus making grounds for establishing relations in different fields and on different levels
for each recognized nation. Besides, a common held view among international jurists is that De
Facto recognition lays the foundation for promoting consul relations.

1
“SO-CALLED DE FACTO RECOGNITION “ https://www.jstor.org/stable/789371#metadata_info_tab_contents
2
See the distinction well marked in Williams v. Bruffy (1877) 96 U.S 176.