Editing De facto (section)

==Jurisprudence and ''de facto'' law==
{{hatnote|Not be confused with [[unenforced law]].}}
{{hatnote|See the [[Brussels effect]] for de facto "regulatory globalisation" by the [[European Union]].}}

In [[jurisprudence]], a '''''de facto'' law''' (also known as a '''''de facto'' regulation''') is a law or regulation that is followed but "is not specifically enumerated by a law."<ref name="law definition">{{cite web |title=de facto law |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/de_facto_law |website=Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref> By definition, ''de facto'' 'contrasts' ''de jure'' which means "as defined by law" or "as a matter of law."<ref name="de facto law definition" /><ref name="definition de jure">{{cite web |title=de jure |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/de_jure |website=Cornell Law School |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref> For example, if a particular law exists in one jurisdiction, but is followed in another where it has no legal effect (such as in another country), then the law could be considered a ''de facto'' regulation (a "''de facto'' regulation" is not an officially prescribed legal classification for a ''type of law'' in a particular jurisdiction, rather, it is a concept about law(s).<ref>{{cite web |title=De Facto: Legal Concept Explained |url=https://getlegalbuddies.com/blog/de-facto-legal-concept-explained/ |website=Legal Buddies |access-date=2 May 2024 |date=27 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="definition jurisprudence">{{cite web |title=jurisprudence |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/jurisprudence |website=Cornell Law School |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="de facto law definition">{{cite web |title=de facto law |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/de_facto_law |website=Cornell Law School |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref>

A ''de facto'' regulation ''may'' be followed by an organization as a result of the market size of the ''jurisdiction imposing the regulation'' as a proportion of the overall market; wherein the market share is so large that it results in the organization choosing to comply by implementing one standard of business with respect to the given ''de facto'' law instead of altering standards between different jurisdictions and markets (e.g. data protection, manufacturing, etc.).<ref>{{cite web |author1=Linda A. Thompson |title=The Brussels Effect 2.0: Is the EU Trying to Export Its Rules Globally? |url=https://www.law.com/international-edition/2023/01/30/the-brussels-effect-2-0-is-the-eu-trying-to-export-its-rules-globally |website=Law.com |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=CHRIS STOKEL-WALKER |title=The EU's $1.3 billion blockbuster Meta fine shows it's the de facto global tech regulator |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90899607/eu-meta-fine |website=Fast Company |date=22 May 2023 |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Brussels Effect: The Rise of a Regulatory Superstate in Europe |url=http://www.law.columbia.edu/media_inquiries/news_events/2013/january2013/brussels-effect |website=Archive - Columbia Law School |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504131629/http://www.law.columbia.edu/media_inquiries/news_events/2013/january2013/brussels-effect |access-date=2 May 2024|archive-date=2018-05-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Anu Bradford |url=https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2770634 |website=SSRN Columbia Law School |access-date=2 May 2024 |date=2012|title=The Brussels Effect| ssrn=2770634 }}</ref> The decision to voluntarily comply ''may'' be the result of: a desire to simplify manufacturing processes & cost-effectiveness (''such as adopting a [[one size fits all]] approach''), consumer demand & expectation, or other factors known only to the complier.{{Example needed|date=May 2024}}

In [[Sentence (law)|prison sentences]], the term '''''de facto'' life sentence''' (also known as a '''"virtual" life sentence''') is used to describe a "non-life sentence" that is long enough to end after the convicted person would have likely died due to old age, or one long enough to cause the convicted person to "live out the vast majority of their life in jail prior to their release."<ref>{{cite web |title=What is a de facto life sentence? |url=https://www.restorejustice.org/legal-explainer/explainer-de-facto-life/ |website=Restore Justice |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=What is a De Facto Life Sentence? |url=https://www.mtvlaw.com/blog/what-is-a-de-facto-life-sentence-/ |website=Van der Veen, Hartshorn, Levin & Lindheim |access-date=2 May 2024}}</ref>