A fact from Iura novit curia appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 14 May 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that where the legal maxim of iura novit curia applies, the parties to a legal dispute do not need to plead or prove the law that applies to their case?
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In card games this maxim is given as "The cards speak for themselves", when the games rules specify that one need not claim the win by words, to benefit from it. My instinct would be that mentioning that, if only in passing, would be a good idea. What do others think? -- Cimon Avaro; on a pogostick. (talk) 03:47, 14 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]
