西方法治观念的流变

On Evolution of the Western Ideas of Rule of Law

自然法是西方法治观念重要的思想泉源。作为一种观念形态和一个价值概念 ,法治经历了从古希腊和古罗马 ,中世纪和古典时代直至现当代社会的渐次发展。

Natural law is an important ideological source of the western ideas of rule of law. As a kind of ideology and a concept of value, rule of law rooted in the western ideas embodies the historical trend of a civilized society.