De jure is aLatin expression composed of the wordsde ("from, of") andjure ("law", adjectival form ofjus). Thus, it is descriptive of a structural argument or position derived "from law".[2][3]
InU.S. law, particularly afterBrown v. Board of Education (1954), the difference betweende factosegregation (that existed because of voluntary associations and neighborhoods) andde jure segregation (that existed because of local laws) became important distinctions for court-mandated remedial purposes.[4][clarification needed]
Between 1805 and 1914, theMuhammad Ali dynasty ofEgypt werede jure subject to the rulers of theOttoman Empire, meaning they were formally considered to be under the rule of the Ottomans. However, in practice, they acted asde facto rulers, as they were able to maintain a large degree of independence in their governance of Egypt.[5]
Thede jure borders of a country are defined by the area its government claims, but not necessarily controls. Modern examples includeTaiwan (claimed but not controlled byChina)[6] andKashmir (claimed bymultiple countries).[7]
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