The new handbook deals with the development, objectives and methods of comparative criminal law. It focuses on the aims and functions as well as on the theoretical, judicial or legislative comparison of criminal law. Moreover, the book offers an overview of the methodology of criminal law comparison on the basis of a summarisation of objectives, methods and personnel and institutional frameworks. The accurate and comprehensive presentation of the current debate makes the book a perfect guide for (criminal) comparative work. The author offers suitable solutions and sound arguments especially for criminologists and practitioners in the field of foreign and international criminal law.