If Germany SIGNED an agreement with Poland recognizing something that
de facto existed, doesn't that
ipso facto make it
de jure QED?
J Hofmann Kemp, having fun with language...
If you are on vacation or out of the country for a while and a transient breaks in your house
and lives there. He lives de facto in your house . But does he de jure live in your house ????
H. Jonat
First : funny thing: "transient breaks in your house and lives there", so may be
we should write on the page History/Germany? that "Polish general Rydz-Smigly
on 1 September 1939 attacked Germany, then burnt Berlin, built concentration camps
in Germany and murdered best sons of German homeland" ? Kazik
He is if you sign something that says he can live there. That's the definition of de jure. Duh! -- Paul Drye
- Was just going to say that, Paul -- although, to complete the analogy, it's more like you found out someone was illegally living in your house, and then agreed in writing not to press charges -- this not only makes it de jure, but would set a precedent for future legal occupation...JHK
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