s'autoproclamer

Le pays qui s'autoproclame le leader du monde libre ne peut mettre de côté ces valeurs pour sa propre commodité, même pour des raisons de sécurité compréhensibles.
So the country that calls itself the leader of the free world cannot put aside those values for its convenience, albeit understandable security concerns.
Le pays s'autoproclame outrageusement "République démocratique populaire de Corée", et pourtant le peuple n'a jamais été consulté, du fait que M. Kim a hérité du mandat de feu son père, le dictateur.
The country outrageously styles itself 'the Democratic People's Republic of Korea', and yet the people have never been consulted, as Mr Kim inherited his mandate from his late dictator father.
L'UE, qui s'autoproclame défenseur universel des droits de l'homme, utilise ces droits de manière sélective pour exercer des pressions afin d'imposer sa politique.
The European Union, which has appointed itself as the global defender of human rights, uses them selectively as a lever for exercising pressure in order to impose its policy.
Malheureusement, plus le Parlement européen, institution qui s'autoproclame temple de la démocratie, acquiert de pouvoir décisionnel, plus les libertés fondamentales, notamment les libertés de recherche, d'opinion et d'expression sont bafouées.
Regrettably, the more the European Parliament, an institution which proclaims itself to be the temple of democracy, gains decision-making powers, the more fundamental freedoms - particularly the freedom of research, opinion and expression - are flouted.
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