Eliminating corporal punishment : human rights imperative for Europe's children.

Eliminating corporal punishment : human rights imperative for Europe's children. a human rights imperative for Europe's children. - 2nd ed. - Strasbourg : Council of Europe Pub., 2007. - 135 p. ; 24 cm. - Monograph ; 1 . - Monograph (Building a Europe for and with Children (Program)) ; 1. .

"The Council of Europe programme 'Building a Europe for and with Children'." "French edition: L'abolition des chântiments corporel - Un impératif pour les droits de l'enfant en Europe."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Human rights obligations to end all corporal punishment of children -- Progress towards ending corporal punishment of children in Council of Europe member states -- Lifting the veil : making corporal punishment of children visible -- Eliminating corporal punishment of children : the process.

This publication approaches the controversial issue of corporal punishment of children from four different angles: the legal and human rights obligation, as defined by regional and international conventions and agreements, to ban corporal punishment of children; the status of corporal punishment in European countries today; recent research results on its effects and prevalence, including how children see it; and the abolition of corporal punishment as a process, entailing changes in law, policies and public opinion.--Publisher's description.

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Corporal punishment of children--Europe.
Children's rights--Europe.

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