Human rights as the basic value of the concept of private law in modern Europe

Abstract

The purpose of the article is a  study of the concept and features of human rights as the fundamental concept of modern private law. The object of research is the historical, philosophical, political, ideological, economic, social and other dimensions of the concept of human rights. The main conclusion of the scientific article is the statement of the dominant role of the concept of human rights for the development of modern society, oriented to universal human liberal values and private law, as an indispensable attribute of such a society. At the same time, authors state, that modern tendencies for further expansion of the borders of human rights and freedoms at the expense of the interests of the state or at the expense of other social groups have no basis.