Camarilla law is based upon a simple statement and perhaps the only true statement you will ever hear in our world: You can't win. You can, however, sometimes skate by unscathed – at least for awhile.
Inside each Camarilla-held domain, the Prince has final say. The end. There are no take backs or going over the royal head – or is there? We’ll cover that tricky subject soon.
First, some basics:
Seeking justice within the Camarilla is... well... there is no justice in the Camarilla. Things are not decided in a trial by jury, or the use of disciplines, or mumbo-jumbo spells of the Tremere. There is one thing alone that you can hope you have in your favor if you find yourself in trouble and that is status and station. Status and station wins. Always. Well, most times.
Forget investigations. The Camarilla will tell you “honestly” that due to the nature of things such as mortals, the weather, the alignment of the moon and stars, or that there is just something far more important going on, that investigating crimes or concerns would be difficult at best, so we just aren't going to bother.
It is much easier to find a scapegoat, a “likely perpetrator.” Perhaps like that Caitiff over there or that Anarch. He does look suspicious, doesn’t he? Maybe that reclusive Autark no one ever sees. Find them, kill them, and if the crime happens again… well… obviously they had accomplices. After all, they had no status, no station, and no position of respect. Therefore, they already have to be guilty of everything else and can provide absolutely no evidence to the contrary.
Of course, all this does depend upon the Prince. If you are lucky, you draw a Prince who actually will on occasion act benevolently. But in the majority of cases, to quote Billie Holiday: “Them that’s got shall get. Them that’s not shall lose,” and for very good reason.
Many criminal acts can be carried out and ignored if you remember one thing: while murder and Diablerie are terrible crimes – heinous crimes even – and there will be calls for justice and vengeance, the Princes, Justicars and Archons ultimately want one thing, and that is to maintain the society. That is it. And it’s done through station and status, which means that the biggest crime in the Camarilla simply is: disregarding status and station.