Reichsgericht
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The Reichsgericht was the supreme court of the German Empire and later the Weimar Republic, serving as the highest judicial authority in civil and criminal matters until 1945.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reichsgericht canonical | 3 |
| Imperial Court (Reichsgericht) | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of last resort
ⓘ
supreme court ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
territory of Nazi Germany
ⓘ
territory of the German Empire ⓘ territory of the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleOfSeat | historicist architecture ⓘ |
| building | Reichsgericht building in Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Courts in Germany
ⓘ
Defunct courts ⓘ Supreme courts ⓘ |
| country |
German Empire
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decidedOn |
civil appeals
ⓘ
criminal appeals ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| function |
final instance in most civil cases
ⓘ
final instance in most criminal cases ⓘ uniform interpretation of imperial law ⓘ |
| headquarters | Reichsgericht building, Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1879 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz (Courts Constitution Act) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | German law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
ⓘ
Kingdom of Saxony NERFINISHED ⓘ Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
application of Nazi laws after 1933
ⓘ
role in political trials during the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| precededBy | various highest courts of German states ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Bundesgerichtshof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
highest judicial authority in civil matters in Germany
ⓘ
highest judicial authority in criminal matters in Germany ⓘ supreme court of the German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ supreme court of the Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seat | Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
establishment under the Courts Constitution Act of 1877
ⓘ
loss of independence under Nazi regime ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi era ⓘ Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Imperial Court (Reichsgericht)