On 15 October 2026, the President of the Court, Mattias Guyomar, visited the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, where he met with its President, Judge Tomoko Akane. The meeting provided an opportunity for President Guyomar to express in person and on behalf of the Court judicial solidarity with the ICC at a time when it has been subject to sanction as an institution, and certain judges and prosecutors have been designated.

President Guyomar stressed the importance of standing with judges who face attacks and pressure because of their judicial work.

The President underlined that such attacks strike at the very foundations of the international legal order adding that peace should be defended through law and justice.