Reich Court of Justice
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The Reich Court of Justice was the highest criminal court in Nazi Germany, notorious for politically charged trials that helped legitimize the regime’s repression.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| People's Court of Nazi Germany | 2 |
| Reich Court of Justice canonical | 1 |
| Reich Court of Justice (for certain political crimes) | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of last resort
ⓘ
criminal court ⓘ supreme court ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Allied Control Council ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Nazi Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
German Reich
|
| appliesToPeriod |
German Empire
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Historicist architecture ⓘ |
| buildingLocatedIn | Leipzig Reichsgericht building ⓘ |
| buildingNowUsedBy | Federal Administrative Court of Germany ⓘ |
| competentIn |
civil cases
ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | German Empire ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
lack of judicial independence under Nazi regime
ⓘ
politicization of justice ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
early 20th century Germany ⓘ late 19th century Germany ⓘ |
| inception | 1879 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | criminal law of the German Reich ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| legalForm | highest court of ordinary jurisdiction ⓘ |
| legalStatusUnderNazis | instrument of state repression ⓘ |
| location | Leipzig ⓘ |
| nativeLabel | Reichsgericht ⓘ |
| notableFor |
harsh sentences against political opponents
ⓘ
legitimizing Nazi repression ⓘ politically charged trials ⓘ undermining rule of law ⓘ |
| participantIn |
judicial enforcement of Nazi racial policies
ⓘ
persecution of political opponents in Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| precededBy | Supreme Court of the North German Confederation ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Federal Court of Justice of Germany ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Nazification of German judiciary
ⓘ
political show trials in Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Reich Ministry of Justice
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Justice of the German Reich
|
| trialType |
political crimes
ⓘ
sedition trials ⓘ treason trials ⓘ |
| usedFor |
consolidation of Nazi power
ⓘ
suppression of dissent ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Reich Court of Justice (for certain political crimes)
this entity surface form:
People's Court of Nazi Germany
this entity surface form:
People's Court of Nazi Germany