With the Civil Code, China hopes to set up a country under the rule of law with better protection for civil rights.

通过《民法典》，中国希望建立一个法治国家，更好地保护公民权利。

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It is the right of reputation for civil subject but not the reputation itself that is under the protection of law.

法律所保护的是民事主体的名誉权，而不是名誉本身。

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"I have come to believe that this is a question of fairness and of equal protection under the law, and that a civil union is not equal to civil marriage, " Baldacci, a Democrat, said in a statement released as he signed the bill.

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