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unanimity rule

  
     
  The taking of decisions in an international organization or an international conference on the basis of unanimity, that is, on the basis of the expressed agreement of all members or participants. In these circumstances each member or participant has a veto. It used to be the norm, and for that reason was generally applicable in the League of Nations. But since the Second World War it has become much less common. However, it is still found in those (few) organizations where it is necessary, for their continued well-being, that in respect of at least part of their work, all the members should march in step. A prominent example is the North Atlantic Council of NATO. See also consensus decision-making; constructive abstention; Council of Ministers (European); weighted voting.  
 

 

 

  
 
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