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For justice and freedom
Accelerating digitalisation
Digitalisation is the most effective way to reduce bureaucracy and speed up processes. This applies to businesses, but also to public administration. That is why we have introduced online registration of limited liability companies, applications for entry in the commercial register by video, and virtual shareholder meetings for stock corporations. It is also why the Federal Law Gazette has been published entirely in electronic form since 1 January and why, as of this year, new laws must undergo a digital-readiness check at an early stage of the legislative process. And it is why we are pursuing digitalisation in the justice system:
Act to Promote the Use of Video Conferencing Technology
With the Act to Promote the Use of Video Conferencing Technology in Civil Proceedings and Proceedings Before Specialised Courts, we are making video conferences part of everyday court life. This has advantages for everyone: in future, it will be much easier to integrate court hearings into our everyday lives. It will be much easier to set dates for hearings. And thanks to the newly established digital filing offices, it will be much easier for citizens seeking justice to contact the courts. We are enabling straightforward digital access to justice, including secure and legally effective exchange of electronic documents between citizens, authorities and courts.
Act on Digital Documentation of Main Hearings in Criminal Cases
With the Act on Digital Documentation of Main Hearings in Criminal Cases, we are ensuring that criminal proceedings are no longer dependent on error-prone human memory, but can rely on digital recordings – as has long been the case in many other countries.
Initiative to digitalise the justice system
Together with the Länder, we have launched a joint initiative to digitalise the justice system. Despite limited budgetary resources, we are speeding up the pace of digitalisation. In the coming years, we will provide 200 million euros for the promotion of digital projects such as the development and testing of online civil proceedings for a large number of similar small claims, or a cloud platform for the justice system.
Digital filing of constitutional complaints
Constitutional complaints can now be filed electronically with the Federal Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe. This digital option has been available since 1 August 2024.