The right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel and degrading forms of punishment 2006, para. 34
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In the light of the traditional acceptance of violent and humiliating forms of punishment of children, a growing number of States have recognized that simply repealing authorization of corporal punishment and any existing defences is not enough. In addition, explicit prohibition of corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of punishment, in their civil or criminal legislation, is required in order to make it absolutely clear that it is as unlawful to hit or "smack" or "spank" a child as to do so to an adult, and that the criminal law on assault does apply equally to such violence, regardless of whether it is termed "discipline" or "reasonable correction".
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence
Person(s) affected
Children
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 8, The right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel and degrading forms of punishment (2006), para. 34.