The Full Picture: Preliminary Examinations at the International Criminal Court
Journal: Canadian Yearbook of international Law/Annuaire canadien de droit international
Year: 2019

Abstract The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) has described the preliminary examination as one of its “three core activities,” alongside investigating and prosecuting crimes under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court ( Rome Statute ). Honing in on this once-mysterious “core activity,” this article contributes to the recently expanding literature on preliminary examinations at the ICC by providing a much needed comprehensive picture of all prelim