▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁( 1 9 4 8 ) ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁European ▁Convention ▁on ▁Human ▁Rights ▁( 1 9 5 3 ) ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Europe . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁An cient ▁Greece ▁ ▁Pl ato ▁ ▁Although ▁Pl ato ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁explicit ▁theory ▁of ▁natural ▁law ▁( he ▁rarely ▁used ▁the ▁phrase ▁' natural ▁law ' ▁except ▁in ▁G org ias ▁ 4 8 4 ▁and ▁T ima eus ▁ 8 3 e ), ▁his ▁concept ▁of ▁nature , ▁according ▁to ▁John ▁Wild , ▁contains ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁elements ▁found ▁in ▁many ▁natural ▁law ▁theories . ▁According ▁to ▁Pl ato , ▁we ▁live ▁in ▁an ▁order ly ▁universe . ▁The ▁basis ▁of ▁this ▁order ly ▁universe ▁or ▁nature ▁are ▁the ▁forms , ▁most ▁fund ament ally ▁the ▁Form ▁of ▁the ▁Good , ▁which ▁Pl ato ▁describes ▁as ▁" the ▁bright est ▁region ▁of ▁Being ". ▁The ▁Form ▁of ▁the ▁Good ▁is ▁the ▁cause ▁of ▁all ▁things , ▁and ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁seen ▁it ▁leads ▁a ▁person ▁to ▁act ▁wis ely . ▁In ▁the ▁Sym pos ium , ▁the ▁Good ▁is ▁closely ▁identified ▁with ▁the ▁Beautiful . ▁In ▁the ▁Sym pos ium , ▁Pl ato ▁describes ▁how ▁the ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁Beautiful ▁by ▁S ocr ates ▁enabled ▁him ▁to ▁resist ▁the ▁tempt ations ▁of ▁wealth ▁and ▁sex . ▁In ▁the ▁Republic , ▁the ▁ideal ▁community ▁is ▁" a ▁city ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁established ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁nature ". ▁ ▁Arist