摘要:The definition of human and minority rights is grounded on ideas of ius naturale. These ideas are developed in later progress of human society and legal theory and are adjusted to new social conditions. Thus, modern ius naturale parcially differs from original, primarly developed idea od ius nature (from the era od natural law in works of Platon, Aristotel, sophists. In materia of human and minority rights, ideas of ius naturale developed by sophists are in the function of explanation the universality and general acceptance of legal protection of human and minority rights and day to day development.