The author has studied the meaning of ‘Purpose’ in organizations and what constitutes it. Starting from the most eye-catching actors - the employee, the leader or the organization itself - it covers in depth the different angles. The question is whether this can only be an individual matter valid for the employees, or perhaps that this ‘purpose’ is dominated by the influence of the leader of the organization. And also, how the organization itself is influenced or influences.

That these aspects play a crucial role in organizations is not a gratuitous objection. It has to be taken seriously because there is a lot at stake. Namely the motivation and drive of employees, and at times, of the entire organization. This book recognizes this by sharply confirming the possibility of burn-out if Purpose is missing, or if the Story of the organization is not (anymore) present.

The author has not taken it lightly and has extensively surveyed the terrain. This both from current management literature and from his own experience as a consultant and organizational expert. As an extra, this book offers references to practical examples and a useful model of how to diagnose and culture Purpose in organizations.

Jozef Van Ballaer is truly multi-facetted, with Master’s diplomas in Philosophy, Human Ecology and Physical Education as foundation, but also postgraduate certificates in Quality Management, Prevention and Business Administration. His professional career started in the nuclear but made him earlyon very successful in implementing cultures within various multinational companies, albeit with the emphasis on Health & Safety. His current focus is on the impact of management improvement on the motivation of teams.

A quarter-century ago, the ‘short twentieth century’ came to an end, marked by the fall of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. International criminal justice awakened from its post-Nuremberg hibernation. In the ensuing decades, a multitude of international criminal tribunals was established as well as unprecedented initiatives at the national and regional levels. This movement for justice and accountability transformed the protection of human rights.

Cherif Bassiouni was at the centre of this process from its beginning until his passing, in September 2017, and has been absolutely instrumental in its origins. From the beginning of his career, he brought oxygen to the embers of the post-Second World War initiatives. He linked them to more contemporary issues, such as the struggle against apartheid in South Africa and the campaign for new standards and instruments to address issues such as torture. Through the International Institute for Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences, now renamed the Siracusa International Institute for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Cherif Bassiouni regularly assembled experts, practitioners, international officials and public intellectuals in the promotion of law and policy. He was also President of the International Association of Penal Law (IAPL-AIDP) for fifteen years.

In September 2018, colleagues and friends of Cherif Bassiouni assembled for a high-level academic conference in Siracusa, organised around themes central in his massive oeuvre: international and transitional criminal justice and human rights. The chapters in this humble volume provide a written record of the conference, in recognition, honour and memory of his legacy.

Christine Van den Wyngaert is Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, Judge at the Kosovo Specialist Chambers and former Judge at the International Criminal Court, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Court of Justice (Judge ad hoc).

William Schabas is Professor of International Law at Middlesex University London, UK, and Professor of International Criminal Law and Human Rights at Leiden University, The Netherlands.

Gert Vermeulen is Professor of European and international Criminal Law and Data Protection Law, Director of the Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP) and Director of the Knowledge and Research Platform on Privacy, Information Exchange, Law Enforcement and Surveillance (PIXLES) at Ghent University, Belgium. He is also General Director Publications of the AIDP and Editor-in-Chief of the RIDP.

The role of corporations in criminal justice is expanding, both in a purely business context and beyond. Corporations may be suspected or accused of criminal or quasi-criminal wrongdoing; they may be required to produce information and evidence in furtherance of a criminal case, or be compelled to send a witness to trial; they may be the victim of crimes; and they may perform or assist with criminal investigations. This issue addresses these distinct roles of corporations in modern criminal justice, with a particular focus on the framework for prosecuting corporations, on double jeopardy protections, on internal investigations and compliance programs.

This volume brings together major contributions to the 5th AIDP Symposium for Young Penalists (Freiburg, 22nd-23rd June 2018), organised by the AIDP Young Penalists Committee in collaboration with the German AIDP national group and the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law. It sets a milestone on the way to the 20th AIDP World Congress dedicated to ‘Criminal Justice and Corporate Business’.

Dominik Brodowski is junior professor of criminal law and criminal procedure at Saarland University and a member of the AIDP Young Penalists Committee.

Manuel Espinoza de los Monteros de la Parra is president of the AIDP Young Penalists Committee and partner at Worth Street Group.

Eduardo Saad-Diniz is professor of criminology and criminal law at the Ribeirão Preto Law School and in the Program for Latin American Integration, University of São Paulo, Brazil, and a member of the AIDP Young Penalists Committee.