Considering that in the current context of globalization, whereby decisions affecting people's lives are often taken outside the national context, the application of the principles of democracy to the international and regional levels has taken on added importance,
考虑到在当前全球化的背景下，影响人民生活的决定常常在国家范围以外作出，因此在国际和区域范围内实行民主原则已变得更加重要，