According to the Protocol of Cartagena de Indias that took effect in 1988, the Organization of American States (OAS) would promote representative democracy under the principle of non-intervention.

• 摘要根据一九八八年卡塔赫纳议定书的生效，美洲国家组织将在尊重不干涉原则的情况下，促进和巩固代议民主。