Groups that require unanimity allow individual participants the option of blocking a group decision.

Federal law requires unanimity from jurors to recommend a death sentence.

Conviction would require two-thirds of the jury to agree, and unanimity in death cases.

The fact that their approval requires unanimity in the Council makes changing them even more difficult.

Until now, these fields of judicial and police cooperation have required unanimity.

Important decisions still require unanimity among the governments - but as voters, we no longer need to be asked.

However, we are all well aware that fiscal matters require unanimity in the Council.

It does not require unanimity in the Council: only a qualified majority.

But that is a very special situation and it requires unanimity.

You know that any change to the 1999 decision requires unanimity.