司法能动主义（）是一种司法哲学，是指法官為適應當下的社會趨勢，可以不遵循舊有的成文法和判決先例進行判決，以免造成不良的社會後果。新的判決又會形成新的判例。與其相反的是，司法克制主義主張法官應該嚴格遵守成文法和判決先例進行審判。司法能动主义萌芽於19世紀美國。1947年1月，小亞瑟·史列辛格在《财富》杂志一篇名為〈1947年最高法院〉（The Supreme Court: 1947）的文章中首次引入了“司法能动主义”一词。

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利益衝突
法律道德争议
法律哲學
各類行動主義
宪制性法律
国家哲学