Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Boxes, Figures, and Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I: The Rationale for Eliminating Physical Punishment of Children; 1 Introduction to the Global Movement to Ban Physical Punishment of Children; 2 The Human Rights Imperative to Eliminate Physical Punishment; 3 The Theoretical Rationale for Eliminating Physical Punishment; 4 The Empirical Rationale for Eliminating Physical Punishment; Part II: Stories of Progress Towards Prohibition; 5 Africa: Growing Momentum Towards the Prohibition of Corporal Punishment
Summary
This book describes the unfolding of a global phenomenon: the legal prohibition of physical punishment of children. Documenting the stories of countries that have either prohibited corporal punishment of children or who are moving in that direction, this volume will serve as a sourcebook for scholars and advocates around the world who are interested in the many dimensions of physical punishment and its elimination
