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59 Akron L. Rev. 1 (2026)

handle is hein.journals/aklr59 and id is 1 raw text is: THE LAW THROUGH THE KING U.S. (PROCEDURAL) JUDICIAL ACTIVISM FROM A EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE Cesare Cavallini* In tro d u ctio n .................................................................................... 1 I. Judicial Activism on Procedural Rules............................. 6 A . Pleading's Standard ................................................... . 8 B . Sum m ary Judgm ent ................................................. . 10 C. Sua Sponte Relief by Courts ...................................... 12 II. Do We Need (Procedural) Judicial Activism? .............. 15 III. Insights from Europe.................................................... . 17 A. The Italian Supreme Court's Role and the Recent Judicial Activism on Procedural Rules ................................ 18 B. Judicial Legislation: Res Judicata without Claim in Italy. ....................... 21 C. Judicial Activism for Efficiency: One Bite of the Apple. ....................... 23 D. Judicial Activism on the Court's Sua Sponte Powers. .. 24 IV. The U.S. (Procedural) Judicial Activism in a Comparative V iew .............................................................................. . 2 6 A. Judicial Activism without the Law of Precedent........... 28 B. Judicial Activism and Judiciary Organization...........31 V . C onclu sion .................................................................... . 34 INTRODUCTION The multifaceted meaning of judicial activism has led to compelling arguments that an imperial Supreme Court has emerged in recent years,