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Konsensbeschluss

English translation: consensual decison

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German term or phrase:Konsensbeschluss
English translation:consensual decison
Entered by: Jonathan MacKerron

11:27 Sep 22, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Politics
German term or phrase: Konsensbeschluss
"aber ein eingeleitetes Verfahren mit Konsensbeschluss nur aufschieben, nicht aber verhindern kann"
Context is the International Criminal Court in the Hague. Is a unanimous decision meant here or some kind of majority vote?
Jonathan MacKerron
a consensual decision
Explanation:
The extension decision was made without a vote. Instead, a strange form of consensus was chosen, and a consensual statement was issued stating that a majority of states favored an indefinite extension
Selected response from:

Jos Essers
Local time: 09:09
Grading comment
Thanks Jos, your link was very convincing. Thanks to all other contributors as well!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5decision by consensus
Sven Petersson
4 +2a consensual decision
Jos Essers
4my take
gangels (X)
4 -1Consensus by decision
lone (X)


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a consensual decision


Explanation:
The extension decision was made without a vote. Instead, a strange form of consensus was chosen, and a consensual statement was issued stating that a majority of states favored an indefinite extension


    Reference: http://www.antenna.nl/wise/beyondbomb/4-1.html
Jos Essers
Local time: 09:09
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Jos, your link was very convincing. Thanks to all other contributors as well!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armorel Young: why not? this is closest to the German. A consensus involves the majority of people agreeing, but does not require unanimity
2 hrs
agree  Ron Stelter
73 days
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Consensus by decision


Explanation:
Maybe you can use this!
Good luck


    Reference: http://www.hwcn.org/link/mkg/issue_no._4.html
lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 03:09
Native speaker of: Danish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kim Metzger: Haven't you got it backwards?
2 hrs
disagree  jkjones: back to front!
3 hrs
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
decision by consensus


Explanation:
"decision by consensus" means that a decision is ONLY taken when all agree.

"unanimous decision" means that a decision was taken which all agreed to, but does not state the requirement for the decision.


    My geriatric brain.
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 09:09
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard George Elliott: or when a majority agree, I would suggest. Decision based on general agreement.
11 mins
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith
41 mins
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Kim Metzger
2 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  Transdave (X)
3 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
agree  jkjones: or even consensus decision
3 hrs
  -> Thank you very much!
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
my take


Explanation:
yet can merely delay but not prevent a legal action taken [instituted] by consensus

gangels (X)
Local time: 01:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 47
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