法律至上是现代法治的核心要素之一,也是法治的基本原则。尽管其正式提出时间是17世纪,但其理念之根却深植于古希腊罗马时期的自然主义自然法的思想理念之中,并随着自然法的不断发展而不断完善。我国建设社会主义法治国家,不仅仅应从实践层面展开,无疑也须思想层面的支持。 The supremacy of law is one of the core elements of modern rule of law and also the basic principle of the rule of law. Although its official presentation was made in the 17th century, the roots of its ideas are deeply rooted in the ideological concepts of naturalist natural law in the ancient Greek and Roman periods and constantly improved with the continuous development of natural law. The construction of a socialist country ruled by law in our country should not only start from a practical level but also undoubtedly have ideological support.