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Capitalism and Its Legitimacy in Times of Crisis -- Series Editors' Preface -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 A Legitimation Crisis of the Capitalist Market Economy? -- The Legitimacy of Economic Regimes: Conceptual Foundations -- Is the Capitalist Market Economy A-Legitimate? -- From the Social Construction of Legitimacy to the Role of Public Discourse -- From Legitimation Crises to Institutional Change -- Studying the (De-)Legitimation of the Capitalist Market Economy: Overview of the Book -- A Comparative Perspective on Legitimation Discourse in Four Countries, Before and After 2008 -- The Grammar of Discursive Legitimation -- A Mixed-Method Perspective on Legitimation Discourse -- Appendix: Description of Text Retrieval and Data Collection Procedure -- Notes -- References -- Cited Newspaper Articles -- 2 Justifying and Criticizing the Capitalist Market Economy: A Typology of Legitimation Criteria -- Classifying (De-)Legitimation Criteria for the Capitalist Market Economy -- A Typology of Economic Legitimation Criteria -- Classical Forms of Justification and Criticism -- Justice-Centred Forms of Justification and Criticism -- Democracy-Centred Forms of Justification and Criticism -- Culture-Centred Forms of Justification and Criticism -- Alternatives to the Capitalist Market Economy? -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Legitimation Discourse before and after the Financial Crisis: Contours and Trajectories -- Intensity, Tone and Scenarios of (De-)Legitimation -- Legitimation Intensity and Tone -- Scenarios of (De-)Legitimation -- The Nature of Legitimation Discourse -- Types of Speakers -- Legitimation Objects -- Legitimation Criteria -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Cited Newspaper Articles

AbstractThe 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 preliminary examinations conducted to date. The twentieth anniversary of the court's founding treaty, the Rome Statute, provides a timely opportunity for this review as part of the broader effort to take stock of the ICC's achievements, failures, and future. The article demonstrates that, despite not having full investigatory powers at the preliminary examination stage, the OTP is very active during this phase. It interacts with a wide range of domestic and international actors and makes decisions on important legal issues that go to the heart of the ICC's work. Paying close attention to preliminary examinations is therefore critical to understanding the OTP's work, to understanding which actors engage with, and seek to "use," the ICC, and to understanding important debates about the ICC's legitimacy.