The Chamber debated justice in every year of the 2023–2028 legislature, from the transposition bills of January 2024 to the motion on juvenile criminal law of June 2026. The sittings covered the recruitment of magistrates and the length of proceedings, the placement of minors in the adult prison, pre-trial detention and prison policy, criminal procedure, surveillance powers, and the reform of youth protection. The quotes below are taken verbatim from the Compte rendu officiel of each sitting.
\nOn 18 March 2025, during the debate on the bill widening access to the post of attaché de justice, Alex Donnersbach stated that too many judicial posts stay vacant because of the access conditions.
\n\n\nZe vill Poste bleiwen onbesat an d’Konditioune fir den Zougang zur Magistratur erlaben et ville gudde Juristen net, an d’Magistratur ze kommen.
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Too many posts stay unfilled, and the conditions for access to the judiciary do not allow many good lawyers to enter it.
\nSitting of 18 March 2025, Alex Donnersbach, CSV
\nOn 15 October 2025, in the interpellation on prison policy, Stéphanie Weydert stated the aim of the youth justice reform and that a separate prison for minors is being planned.
\n\n\nMat der grousser Reform vum Jugendschutz an dem Schafe vum Jugendstrofrecht verfollege mir ganz kloer d’Zil, datt keng Mannerjäreger méi am Erwuesseneprisong mussen ënnerkommen, an en eegene Centre pénitentiaire fir Mineuren ass a Planung.
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With the big reform of youth protection and the creation of juvenile criminal law we clearly pursue the aim that no minors have to be held in the adult prison any more, and a separate prison for minors is being planned.
\nSitting of 15 October 2025, Stéphanie Weydert, CSV
\nOn 11 July 2024, in the discussion on the three-year recruitment plan for the judiciary, Simone Beissel argued that too few judges costs citizens their trust in justice.
\n\n\nDofir ass et esou wichteg, dass mer elo endlech, endlech genuch Riichter kréien, well mir wëssen och, wann d’Geriicht net gutt fonctionéiert, e Land, wat keng gutt Justiz huet, do verléieren d’Bierger d’Vertrauen an d’Justiz, an dat ass ëmmer eng schlecht Etikett fir e System, notamment fir e Land, wat wëllt e Rechtsstaat hunn.
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That is why it is so important that we now finally, finally get enough judges, because we also know that if the court does not work well, in a country without good justice the citizens lose their trust in justice, and that is always a bad label for a system, especially for a country that wants to be a state under the rule of law.
\nSitting of 11 July 2024, Simone Beissel, DP
\nOn 20 November 2025, during the debate on the bill on suspended sentences and the mini-instruction, Carole Hartmann stated her party's position that imprisonment should remain a last resort.
\n\n\nFir eis als Demokratesch Partei bleift kloer, dass eng Fräiheetsstrof u sech ëmmer sollt eng Mesure de dernier ressort bleiwen.
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For us as the Democratic Party it remains clear that a custodial sentence should always be a measure of last resort.
\nSitting of 20 November 2025, Carole Hartmann, DP
\nOn 11 July 2024, in the question on the external monitoring of places of deprivation of liberty, Dan Biancalana named the placement of minors in Schrassig prison as a problem unsolved for 30 years.
\n\n\nDauerbrenner sinn a bleiwen elo säit quasi 30 Joer d’Mineuren, déi nach ëmmer zu Schraasseg placéiert ginn, d’Prise en charge, déi net adequat ass, an och nieft den Diskussiounen, dass Mineuren net op Schraasseg gehéieren, natierlech déi vill Virfäll, déi och schonn op der Unisec waren an déi eis och zougedroe goufen.
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A running sore for almost 30 years now are the minors who are still placed in Schrassig, the care that is not adequate, and, besides the discussions that minors do not belong in Schrassig, of course the many incidents that have already occurred at the Unisec and that have been reported to us.
\nSitting of 11 July 2024, Dan Biancalana, LSAP
\nOn 20 November 2025, in the debate on the bill amending the Penal Code and the Code of Criminal Procedure, Dan Biancalana criticised the bill for turning imprisonment back into the rule.
\n\n\nAmplaz datt d’Prisong d’Ausnam ass an d’Alternativmoossnam d’Reegel, mécht dëse Projet de Prisong erëm zur Reegel an d’Alternativ zum Prisong d’Ausnam.
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Instead of prison being the exception and the alternative measure the rule, this bill makes prison the rule again and the alternative to prison the exception.
\nSitting of 20 November 2025, Dan Biancalana, LSAP
\nOn 5 March 2026, in the question on minors placed in a closed structure who end up in the adult prison, Dan Biancalana stated the figures for placements of minors in the adult prison between 2020 and 2025.
\n\n\nEt kann een d’Constate maachen: Tëschent 2020 an 2025 goufen 58 Placementer am CPL decidéiert, 11 vun deene Jonke goufe méi wéi eng Kéier placéiert.
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One can make the observation: between 2020 and 2025, 58 placements in the CPL were decided, and 11 of those young people were placed more than once.
\nSitting of 5 March 2026, Dan Biancalana, LSAP
\nOn 13 November 2024, in the debate on his motion for extra measures against judicial slowness, Dan Hardy proposed a separate court for asylum cases as the central measure of his motion.
\n\n\nMat déi wichtegst ass fir eis eeben d’Schafe vun enger spezieller Juridictioun fir Asylfroen, e reegelrecht Asylgeriicht.
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The most important measure for us is the creation of a special jurisdiction for asylum matters, a proper asylum court.
\nSitting of 13 November 2024, Dan Hardy, ADR
\nOn 22 January 2026, during the debate on the bill amending the prison administration law, Dan Hardy stated that professional health care in prison is an obligation of the rule of law.
\n\n\nEng professionell Gesondheetsversuergung am Prisong ass net fakultativ. Si ass en integrale Bestanddeel vum Rechtsstaat.
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Professional health care in prison is not optional. It is an integral part of the rule of law.
\nSitting of 22 January 2026, Dan Hardy, ADR
\nOn 26 June 2024, in the debate on the bill on minors deprived of liberty, Sam Tanson insisted the wider youth-protection and youth-criminal-law reform must be completed.
\n\n\nAn natierlech – ech schléisse mech do deene Virriedner un, déi dat ënnerstrach hunn – ass et extreem wichteg, dass mer dee globalen Text, déi Reforme vum Jugendschutz, vum Jugendstrofrecht a vun den Affer an Zeie vu Strofdoten, op en Ofschloss kréien.
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And of course, joining the previous speakers who stressed this, it is extremely important that we complete the overall text, the reforms of youth protection, of youth criminal law, and of victims and witnesses of offences.
\nSitting of 26 June 2024, Sam Tanson, déi gréng
\nOn 15 October 2025, in the interpellation on prison policy, Sam Tanson argued for a known maximum length of pre-trial detention.
\n\n\nAn ech sinn der Meenung, datt et wichteg ass, datt een, wann een am Prisong sëtzt an nach keen definitiivt Urteel huet, op d’mannst weess, wéi laang dat maximal kann daueren, bis een en definitiivt Urteel kritt.
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And I am of the opinion that it is important that someone who is in prison without a final judgment at least knows how long it can last at most until they get a final judgment.
\nSitting of 15 October 2025, Sam Tanson, déi gréng
\nOn 4 December 2025, during the debate on the bill extending special surveillance measures, Marc Goergen stated his party's rejection of state trojan software.
\n\n\nDofir soe mir Piraten ganz kloer Nee zum Staatstrojaner. Mir wëllen e Staat, dee seng Bierger net iwwerwaacht.
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That is why we Pirates say a very clear no to the state trojan. We want a state that does not put its citizens under surveillance.
\nSitting of 4 December 2025, Marc Goergen, Piraten
\nOn 17 June 2026, in the debate on the motion for scientific monitoring of the move to juvenile criminal law, Sven Clement criticised the majority's timing argument.
\n\n\nWann een d’Motioun virum Vott vum Projet bréngt, dann ass se ze fréi. Wann ee se nom Vott vum Projet bréngt, dann ass se ze spéit.
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If you bring the motion before the vote on the bill, it is too early. If you bring it after the vote on the bill, it is too late.
\nSitting of 17 June 2026, Sven Clement, Piraten
\nOn 11 July 2024, in the discussion on the recruitment plan for the judiciary, Marc Baum named the financial centre as the unspoken problem the judiciary cannot cope with.
\n\n\nEt gëtt en Elefant am Raum, iwwert dee laang net geschwat ginn ass, an dat ass d’Finanzplaz an datt mer eng Magistratur hunn an e Justizwiesen, wat iwwerhaapt net op der Héicht ass, fir dat materiell ze stemmen, wat der Gréisst vun der Finanzplaz entsprécht.
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There is an elephant in the room that has long gone unmentioned, and that is the financial centre, and the fact that we have a judiciary and a justice system that is not at all up to handling in practice what the size of the financial centre implies.
\nSitting of 11 July 2024, Marc Baum, déi Lénk
\nOn 11 July 2024, presenting the three-year recruitment plan for the judiciary, the Minister of Justice stated the government's priority for a fast and effective justice system.
\n\n\nEng Justiz, déi séier an effikass schafft, ass eng kloer Prioritéit vun dëser Regierung.
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A justice system that works quickly and effectively is a clear priority of this government.
\nSitting of 11 July 2024, Elisabeth Margue, Ministre de la Justice
\nOn 5 March 2026, answering the question on minors placed in a closed structure, the Minister of Justice described a structural shortage of places that has been known for years.
\n\n\nDo ass et esou, datt mer strukturell e Manktem u Strukturen hunn. Deen ass net gëschter entstanen, deen ass och scho säit Jore bekannt.
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The situation is that we have a structural lack of facilities. That did not arise yesterday, it has also been known for years.
\nSitting of 5 March 2026, Elisabeth Margue, Ministre de la Justice
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