ABSTRACT
The empires and supra-national entities by their very nature must have a stronger binding force than the national or racial identity of a state, in order not to disintegrate. It may be pure brute force as occasionally in the past or it may be a bureaucratic machine of great tenacity and reach as in ancient China. In order to preserve an element of political unity, the constitutional binding force in the forms of state, must exhibit an unusual degree of flexibility and strength flexibility to respond to the various demands of the constituent peoples, and strength to ensure that diversity does not become disunity. The law in general was influenced by economic and social factors. The Roman Empire was also dependent upon technology for its political survival, and this also influenced the nature and form of the constitution. The European Union is, in essence, a refutation of the classical model of sovereignty.
