Bisschop van der Mark en zijn strijd tegen het hoger beroep op het Rijkskamergerecht tegen strafvonnissen van de Luikse schepenbank (1524-1530)

The members of the Holy Roman Empire (emperor, monarchs, classes and cities) gave in 1530 order to the Imperial Chamber Court (the Reichskammergericht) not to accept appeals in cases of capital punishment. The traditional injunction of these appeals should be respected. The initiative was taken by the prince-bishop of Liege, Everardus cardinal Van der Mark. But was there really since 1495 in the country of Liege a tradition to appeal in cases of capital punishment, as the bishop claimed in 1530. Research in one of the files gives the author of this article the affirmation of this practice.