This volume contains nineteen essays on topics of criminology and criminal jurisprudence. It is presented as a tribute to Gerhard O. W. Mueller, a distinguished scholar and professor of criminal law and criminology.Part I presents three papers on international criminal law issues. Albin Eser outlines the main impediments to full international cooperation in criminal matters. M. Cherif Bassiouni discusses the development of mechanisms for achieving enhanced cooperation between nations in resolving criminal law issues such as extradition. In the third article, Edward M. Wise writes about Mueller's contributions to the development of the academic discipline of international criminal law, including Mueller's general text on the subject and his enforcement models, which are blueprints for an international criminal court.Part II contains five articles on criminal procedure and human rights. In his article, Joachim Herrmann primarily addresses those charged with making reforms in Eastern Europe, providing his comments on changes already made in the legal systems in Western Europe such as the shift from an inquisitorial trial to an adversarial proceeding and the imposition of plea bargaining as an alternative to trial. Arpad Erdei argues for recodification of Hungarian criminal procedure. Jacob W. F. Sundberg describes the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights upon criminal procedure in Sweden, which has led to a Europeanization of Swedish law and the resurrection of the attorney as a champion of rights. Shigemitsu Dando compares the function of judicial research officials in the Supreme Court of Japan to the role of law clerks in American appellate courts. In the last paper in this section, Nicholas N. Kittrie provides a comparative analysis of the democracy practiced in ancient Athens with the type of democracy exemplified by the United States and other modern nations. Kittrie suggests that the American brand of democracy may be destined for trouble because of the distance placed between the citizen and the government.Part III consists of five articles on the imposition of punishment for criminal behavior. The first paper, by John Phillip Reid, discusses the purpose, justification, and imposition of punishment for criminal acts committed in the lawless Western America of the nineteenth century. V. N. Kudriavtsev considers the role of humanistic principles in leading toward punishment that replace punitive aims with reformational ones. Erich Buchholz examines the crime experience of the former German Democratic Republic (East Germany) and argues that the relatively low crime rate in that country did not result from strict criminal law or penal practice, but resulted from the existence of favorable social conditions such as a strong feeling of community. B.J. George's analysis of federal and state legislation aimed at combatting organized crime in the United States suggests that efficient law enforcement is critical if such statutes are to be effective. Lastly, John F. Decker discusses the pervasive use of symbolism within the criminal justice system, and argues that symbolism is often elevated over substance-as when laws on the books are not enforced-leading the citizenry to believe falsely that the message conveyed by the symbol reflects reality.Part IV presents three articles on issues in criminology and forensic psychiatry. Marvin E. Wolfgang provides his predictions for the future of crime, criminology, and corrections. He suggests that the study of, and treatment for, criminals will bring neuroscience into a major role, and prisoners' freedoms will become more delimited. An article by Franco and Stefano Ferracuti reports on recent progress in the neurosciences and the implications for forensic psychiatry. Alvar Nelson sets out a comparative analysis of the Swedish Penal Codes of 1864, 1962, and recently-enacted legislation in Sweden to illustrate the changes over time in attitudes toward mental disorder and criminal culpability.Part V of this volume contains three personal tributes to Gerhard Mueller. A complete bibliography of Mueller's works follows Part V.