Verfassungsmäßigkeit, Organisation und Verfahren der ärztlichen Berufsgerichtsbarkeit in Niedersachsen

Medical malpractice can evoke the need for sanctions below the criminal liability threshold and can be penalised by the medical professional court (Ärztliches Berufsgericht). But what about the regulations with regard to the professional judicial procedure at this court, which has so far been little treated in the literature? Is there a need for reform? This thesis is dedicated to these questions. Based on the regulations in Lower Saxony, the professional court procedure is explained and legal comparisons are made against the norms of the other federal states in Germany. For this purpose, previously unreleased adjudications by the medical professional jurisdiction in Lower Saxony are utilised and the so-called "berufsrechtlicher Überhang" is discussed. The thesis ends with proposals for amendments to the fourth part of the Kammergesetz für die Heilberufe of Lower Saxony.