Titolo L’autonomia del giudice come principio normativo del giudizio Periodico Rivista di filosofia del diritto Anno: 2025 - Fascicolo: Speciale - Pagina iniziale: 155 - Pagina finale: 178
This article explores judicial autonomy as the normative principle of adjudication, moving beyond the institutional perspective of judicial independence. Drawing on Kant’s conception of autonomy as a relational practice of practical reason, it argues that the judge’s decision cannot be reduced to mere logical deduction or arbitrary creation, but emerges within the tension between cognition and volition, under the constraints of law and the demand for justice. Judicial autonomy is thus presented as a rational and moral self-imposition of duties, ensuring impartiality and humanity in the experience of judgement.