Grachev N.I. Empire as a form of state: definition and characteristics
Doctor of Juridical Sciences, Professor, Department of Theory and History of Law and State, Volgograd State University
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Abstract. The article explains the urgency of the problems of empire in context of the world trends associated with globalization processes. The author makes an attempt to reveal the contents of fundamental statelegal principles of empire as a special form of the state and to give its definition.
Key words: empire, state, sovereignty, local civilization, culture, territory, supreme power, ethnicity, nation, authority.