SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2014, para. 124
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Although it is flexible in order to avoid constant updating, legislation needs to convey a clear message of prohibition of all manifestations of violence; it needs to address loopholes associated with emerging concerns, including new forms of online abuse such as grooming, and develop procedures in criminal proceedings to facilitate investigation and prosecution.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children