STATE-LEGAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE UNION OF LUBLIN IN 1569

Abstract

The article examines the main provisions of the act of the Lublin Union of 1569; the legal assessment of the state
 model of the Commonwealth of Independent States is given, according to the content of the act of union; the features of
 the state system of the Commonwealth of Independent States are defined; the analysis of scientific views on the essence
 and historical and legal significance of the Union of Lublin was carried out; according to the provisions of the act of
 union, a conclusion was made about the political and legal status of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as part of the
 Commonwealth of Nations.