Absolute states has solid political stability which is very favorable for business and peace at time. However,usually unless the absolute ruler is enlightened, the disadvantages by far surpasses the advantages. Usually, liberties and rights are the first casualty of such a type of rule. The other problem is the excesses of a sovereign who may chose to rule in total disregard of the rule of law.
The Ottoman Empire was founded by Osman 1 (the first).
Racial policies were mostly those that dealt with the issue of slavery at first and later with the issue of civil rights. Court's decision to have the anti-slavery acts and to later have the civil war acts impacted African-Americans a lot. A case when it comes to ethnicity is for example the court's decision that affirmative action can often be treated as positive racism and that such laws and policies have to pass strict scrutiny and be analyzed to prevent discrimination. Religious groups often had court problems because of issues regarding homosexuality or abortions in which it was established that religious groups have all the freedom to believe what they want but same-sex marriages and abortions can be provided to all people regardless of religion.
At the insistence of the powerful Russian Orthodox Church, the Kremlin is trying to determine if the remains of Czar Nicholas and his family are who there are said to be – despite little doubt among historians