The Reichskammergericht (Imperial Chamber Court) was one of two highest judicial institutions in the Holy Roman Empire, the other one being the Reichshofrat (Aulic Council) in Vienna. It was founded in 1495 by the Reichstag in Worms. All legal proceedings in the Holy Roman Empire could be brought to the Reichskammergericht, except if the ruler of the territory had a so-called privilegium de non appellando, in which case the highest judicial institution was founded by the ruler of that territory. Another exception was criminal law. The Reichskammergericht could only intervene in criminal cases if basic procedural rules had been violated.
