That's passing laws that protect people from themselves, seatbelt laws, for example, or motorcycle helmet laws.

即制定保护人们免受自身行为伤害的法律，诸如系安全带，骑摩托车带头盔的法规。

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If you do that, the employee is entitled to special protections, under American statutes.

那么员工有权受到美国法律的特殊保护。

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They found, not surprisingly, that it tends to--mutual funds have been growing more rapidly in countries that have stronger securities laws and institutions, especially laws that protect individual shareholders rights.

他们发现,那些共同基金发展较迅速的国家,都拥有比较健全的证券法规和完善的证券制度,其中保护个人股东权利的法律尤为完善

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In many Western legal traditions, the right to life is strongly protected.

从西方传统法律观念来看，生命的权利受到法律的坚决保护。

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And the rules of justice are simply the laws set up by the winners of the game to protect and to promote their own interests.

而正义的规则,当然是由赢家所制定的法律,用以保护与促进其本身利益。

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and it's also a right that is enshrined in international legal conventions.

国际法律公约中也都声明要保护生存权。

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