Justice And Administration Modernisation Act of 2023 - Saxenheim

Rationale

These reforms modernise justice and identity systems to prioritize long-term public safety, fairness, and inclusivity while reducing systemic inequities.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous	Proposed
1	Age of Criminal Responsibility	From age 12	From age 14
2	Prison & Sentencing Philosophy	Punishment-focused regime	Rehabilitation and reintegration focus
3	Repeat Offender Sentencing	"Three strikes" — life on third serious offence	Judges set sentences case-by-case
4	National Identity Cards	Mandatory biometric ID + central register	Mandatory ID card
5	Official Language Policy	Single official language for all official documents and courts	Multilingual rights guaranteed (core services available in multiple languages)

1

Age of Criminal Responsibility

Previous law

From age 12

From age 14

2

Prison & Sentencing Philosophy

Previous law

Punishment-focused regime

Rehabilitation and reintegration focus

3

Repeat Offender Sentencing

Previous law

"Three strikes" — life on third serious offence

Judges set sentences case-by-case

4

National Identity Cards

Previous law

Mandatory biometric ID + central register

Mandatory ID card

5

Official Language Policy

Previous law

Single official language for all official documents and courts

Multilingual rights guaranteed (core services available in multiple languages)

Proposer

Party

Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights

ADFR is a centre-to-centre-left, social-liberal party. We advocate for an open and neutral Internet, strong privacy rights, a digital PA and an eco-social market economy. We focus on white-collar professionals and innovative companies, ensuring technology expands freedom and opportunities for all.

Core pillars

Paul Lang

Federal Minister of Business, Infrastructure and Digitalisation · Age 61

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Timeline

Draft

4 July 2023
Vote Open

4 July 2023
Vote Closed

2 September 2023
Became Law

2 September 2023

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Passed

16Yes 15No 38Not voted 69 seats

For: 16 / 69 seats (23.2%)

Against: 15 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 38

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 51.6%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights Proposer	16	Yes	No reason given
Saxenheim Workers’ Union	15	No	These reforms move Saxenheim away from a firm, security-focused justice and national identity system. Raising the age of criminal responsibility, replacing punishment with rehabilitation, and removing the three-strikes rule could weaken deterrence and reduce accountability for repeat serious offenders. Mandatory biometric identification provides stronger security and administrative control than a basic ID system, while maintaining a single official language ensures consistency in government, courts, and public administration. The existing framework better supports public order, national cohesion, and a strong rule-of-law state.
Empty seats	5	Not voted

Bundestag

Passed

155Yes 143No 352Not voted 650 seats

For: 155 / 650 seats (23.8%)

Against: 143 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 352

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 52.0%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Alliance For Digital Freedom And Rights Proposer	155	Yes	No reason given
Saxenheim Workers’ Union	143	No	These reforms move Saxenheim away from a firm, security-focused justice and national identity system. Raising the age of criminal responsibility, replacing punishment with rehabilitation, and removing the three-strikes rule could weaken deterrence and reduce accountability for repeat serious offenders. Mandatory biometric identification provides stronger security and administrative control than a basic ID system, while maintaining a single official language ensures consistency in government, courts, and public administration. The existing framework better supports public order, national cohesion, and a strong rule-of-law state.
Empty seats	52	Not voted

Voting record

Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.

Saxenheim Workers’ Union

Voted July 25, 2023

No

“These reforms move Saxenheim away from a firm, security-focused justice and national identity system. Raising the age of criminal responsibility, replacing punishment with rehabilitation, and removing the three-strikes rule could weaken deterrence and reduce accountability for repeat serious offenders. Mandatory biometric identification provides stronger security and administrative control than a basic ID system, while maintaining a single official language ensures consistency in government, courts, and public administration. The existing framework better supports public order, national cohesion, and a strong rule-of-law state.”