Rights of posterity
Origin: Lat. directus, posterĭtas, -ātis
Attempt to articulate ethical principles through which to recognize and respond to the needs of future generations while recognizing their vulnerability due to exclusion from present-day decision-making.
Spanish: Derechos de la posteridad
Sources and references
- Slaughter, Richard A. “Glossary of future terms.”cited 79 times
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