Reichsgericht

Also known as Imperial Court of Justice

The '''''' (, ) was the supreme criminal and civil court of Germany from 1879 to 1945, encompassing the periods of the German Empire, the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. It was based in Leipzig.

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Court.court_name: Imperial Court
Court.image: Leipzig Reichsgericht.jpg
Court.caption: The building in Leipzig (today the seat of the Federal Administrative Court)
Court.established: 1 October 1879
Court.dissolved: 30 October 1945
Court.language: German
Court.tribunal type: Supreme court
Court.jurisdiction: German Empire
Court.location: Leipzig, Saxony, German Empire

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Image: Leipzig Reichsgericht.jpg

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Composition and jurisdiction
Case law
Empire
Weimar Republic
Nazi era
Racial Laws
End of the ''Reichsgericht''
Building
List of presidents
See also
References

The ''' (, ) was the supreme criminal and civil court of Germany from 1879 to 1945, encompassing the periods of the German Empire, the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. It was based in Leipzig.

The began its work on 1 October 1879, the date on which the ' (Imperial Judiciary Acts) came into effect. The acts standardised court types and procedural rules across the newly formed German Empire and established judicial independence and unrestricted access to the courts.