1 CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN SCHOOLS IN SOUTH ASIA Submitted to the Committee on the Rights of the Child Day of General Discussion on Violence Against Children 28 September 2001 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3 I. INTRODUCTION 4 II. HOW CHILDREN ARE AFFECTED BY CORPORAL 5 PUNISHMENT 2.1 Risk for the Child’s Physical and Psychological Health 5 2.2 Impact on Retention and Learning Achievements 6 III. LEGAL FRAMEWORK 7 3.1 The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the
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represses all my worries. I kicked the water and it responded with a swoosh of its waves. That brought back memories‚ when I used to come here with my friends and used to play around in the water. I couldn’t help but faint a smile. I found it some what amusing to see the sand castles that still remained‚ the ones we built long ago‚ the lucky few that made it through reckless little boys play. It was dark outside and stars floated in the distance‚ but the moon seemed so close‚ I could grab it and
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Millions of children are affected by prejudice and discrimination each day. In the short stories‚ “I Ain’t Sitting Beside Her” by Shyrose Jaffer and “The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu‚ both protagonists are affected by prejudice and discrimination. Each protagonist was discriminated against for their hobbies and looks or their culture. The narrator in “I Ain’t Sitting Beside Her” and Jack from “The Paper Menagerie” express their beliefs without having to shame them. In this regard‚ prejudice and discrimination
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Theories of why we punish offenders are crucial to the understanding of criminal law; in fact it is not easy to define legal punishment‚ however one thing is clear within the different theories of punishment is that they all require justification.[1] There are many theories of punishment yet they are predominantly broken down into two main categories. The utilitarian theory seeks to punish offenders to discourage‚ or “deter‚” future wrong doing. The retributive theory seeks to punish offenders
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Children and Punishment Punishment is the most commonly used and socially acceptable way of children’s education. Parents believe that punishments reduce the frequency of unwanted behaviors of children. Therefore‚ parents punish their children. To illustrate; parents do not allow their children to watch TV for a couple of days or parents do not permit their children to go out and play their friends for a few days when children get into mischief at early age of them. Furthermore
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Capital punishment‚ also known as death penalty is a “legal enforced deprivation of life based on a court decision; a lawful infliction of the extreme penalty on a person convicted of a grave offense. The morality of this practice is the subject of public debate‚ in which philosophical and ethical arguments play an essential role” (Nikolaichev‚ B. O). The issue of capital punishment can be a sensitive issue to approach on the grounds that individuals view it differently. American citizens are split
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Title Length Color Rating Capital Punishment - Capital Punishment Many distinctive doctrines in criminal law originated in efforts to restrict the number of capital crimes and executions. For instance‚ in the late 18th century‚ when all murder in the United States was punishable by death‚ Pennsylvania pioneered in dividing murder into two categories. The state enacted laws that authorized punishment of first-degree murder by death‚ while second-degree murder was punishable by imprisonment
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Corporal Punishment Corporal punishment is a subject that has a lot of emotional opinions for me. The Collins English Dictionary describes corporal punishment as punishment of a physical nature‚ such as caning‚ flogging‚ or beating. The description of caning‚ flogging or beating should be enough to indicate that it is not needed for children. Corporal punishment has a tone that is too close to child abuse to be comfortable with any form of it. I suppose the clarity should be to try to define
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extent to which the law reflects moral and ethical standards.” As societies morals and ethics constantly change the law must adapt to meet the needs and standards that society holds valuable. To ensure that the wider community is content with the legal system it is important for individuals to investigate how the law deals with certain categories of crime‚ as well as how well the law is dealing with the prominent issue. Societies changing values influence the process of law making and the implementation
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Read the "Find Somebody Else" Case‚ then answer the following questions below: 4.1. What principles of supportive communication and supportive listening are violated in this case? At the time the conversation took place between Ron who is a somewhat new general manager of the machine tooling group at Parker Manufacturing‚ and Mike who is a plant manager who reported and communicated to Ron‚ Ron had indeed violated some principles of supportive communication and supportive listening in this case
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