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