Proceedings of preliminary examinations before the international criminal court in the light of the jurisprudence

Abstract EN

Preliminary examinations are an essential part of the procedures followed before the international criminal court (ICC), which are undertaken by the office of the prosecutor (OTP) by filtering out crimes and selecting the most dangerous to deter its perpetrators, mean while it eases the burden for the court, and encourages the states to pursue national prosecutions, so that the prosecutor will ultimately reach the decision to initiate an investigation or not.

that a part of it is subject to the supervision or control of the pre-trial chamber according to the situation.

in view of the lack of legal texts regulating them, the office of the prosecutor and the court judges deliberately tried to enrich them and fill the voids.