Human Rights in the Light of the Concepts of Natural Law

The aim of the article is to point to the connections that combine the modern concept of human rights and selected theories of natural law. The author's goal is to indicate that the common element of the concept of human rights and natural law is the concept of human dignity. Historically, the concept of human rights can be regarded as a result of different conceptions of natural law developed by various thinkers for many centuries. The author of the article uses theoretical analysis. The research question concerns the relationships between theories of human rights and selected concepts of natural law.