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| rights of future generations The moral, legal or ethical claims of posterity on present people, based on the recognition that the young and unborn are vulnerable to contemporary decision-making, especially decisions having long-term effect on the societies and environment they inherit | 后代的权利 (在道德、法律或伦理上的后代所拥有的权利。该权利要基于未成年人或尚未出生的人不能很好地做出决定这一前提，特别是对社会和环境有重大影响的决定。) |