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• Date: 01 November 2022
• Author: Beebe, Mark R.

The Rule of Law Is Fundamental

"It is more proper that law should govern than any one of the citizens: upon the same principle, if it is advantageous to place the supreme power in some particular persons, they should be appointed to be only guardians, and the servants of the laws."

Aristotle, Politics 3.16

This October, the IADC hosted its thirteenth International Corporate Counsel College (ICCC). Vienna served as this year's ICCC venue, and it was the third time that the IADC hosted a meeting in this city so captivatingly beautiful, remarkably historical, and culturally advanced. Anne and I marveled over Vienna's Schonbrunn and Belvedere Palaces. We were engrossed by the city's distinguished history, dating back to 500 B.C.E. and including playing a significant role later in the Habsburg Dynasty and the Holy Roman Empire. And, of course, we were moved by Vienna's artists including the genius of Mozart and Johann Strauss I and II and the extraordinary paintings of Gustav Klimt.

Yet, a pall dimmed Vienna's remarkableness...