Corporal punishment of children [electronic resource] : a human rights violation / Susan H. Bitensky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bitensky, Susan H. (Susan Helen), 1948-

Series:

Nijhoff eBook titles 2006

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporal punishment of children--Law and legislation.

Corporal punishment of children.

Children's rights.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 398 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ardsley, N.Y. : Transnational Publishers, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The core of this book is a detailed analysis of the status of corporal punishment of children, including Areasonable spankings by parents, under international human rights law. The analysis leads compellingly to the conclusion that such punishment is indeed a human rights violation, consonant with modern norms about right and decent treatment of juveniles. The book further provides a comparative analysis between the domestic laws of the seventeen nations that ban all corporal punishment of children (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine, Israel, Italy, and Portugal) and examples of the domestic laws in the countries that still permit some physical chastisement of children (United States and Canada). Because it is anticipated that a good number of readers will be surprised to learn that this disciplinary practice has become a human rights law violation, the book also engages in an in-depth exegesis of the psychological evidence and historical and philosophical reasons warranting prohibition of all corporal punishment of children as an imperative policy choice. The work probes as well why, once that choice is made, it is essential to use legal bans on the punishment inasmuch as they have uniquely effective pedagogical and therapeutic roles and give some permanence to humanity’s hard won understanding about protecting the young from violence. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

Contents:

Preliminary Materials / S. Bitensky

Chapter I. Corporal Punishment Of Children Inherently Has Attributes That Are Morally Objectionable / S. Bitensky

Chapter II. Corporal Punishment Of Children Violates International Human Rights Laws / S. Bitensky

Chapter III. Domestic Laws Of Countries Absolutely Prohibiting All Corporal Punishment Of Children / S. Bitensky

Chapter IV. Domestic Laws Of Countries Prohibiting All Corporal Punishment Of Children: The Peculiar Situations Of Italy And Portugal / S. Bitensky

Chapter V. Examples Of Domestic Laws Of countries Permitting Some corporal Punishment Of Children / S. Bitensky

Chapter VI. The Utility Of Law In Ameliorating Adverse Outcomes Associated With Corporal Punishment Of Children And In Ultimately Eliminating Such Punishment / S. Bitensky

Afterword / S. Bitensky

Bibliography / S. Bitensky

Cases / S. Bitensky

Treaties And International Declarations / S. Bitensky

Index / S. Bitensky.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-381) and index.

ISBN:

1-283-06021-3

9786613060211

90-474-3116-2

OCLC:

719383407

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9781571053657.i-398 DOI