The first Volume of the new publication series "Baden-Badener Strafrechtsgesprache" (Baden-Baden Talks on Criminal Law) documents the presentations and discussions of the first workshop held on April 23/24, 2015. The conference brought together lawyers, members of the judiciary and legal scholars in the field of criminal law to discuss about " pecuniary loss in criminal law." The definition of damages is subject not only to an active scholarly debate but also a highly controversial issue in the practice of the courts. The conference was organized as a closed workshop with a small group of experts and allowed for an intensive exchange of arguments. This book contains several articles on almost all critical aspects of the topic. Combining its different facets creates a holistic understanding of the concept of damages and provides new impulses for the discussion.