تنبيه بدنى كودكان - حسينى خواه، سيدجواد - الصفحة ٣٠٢ - ث) تفسير عمومى شمارهى ٨ كميتهى حقوق كودك

care of the child. There is no ambiguity: all forms of physical or mental violence

does not leave room for any level of legalized violence against children. Corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of punishment are forms of violence and States must take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to eliminate them.

. In addition, article, paragraph, of the Convention refers to school discipline and requires States parties to

take all appropriate measures to ensure that school discipline is administered in a manner consistent with the childs human dignity and in conformity with the present Convention.. Article and article, paragraph, do not refer explicitly to corporal punishment. The travaux pr

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paratoires for the Convention do not record any discussion of corporal punishment during the drafting sessions. But the Convention, like all human rights instruments, must be regarded as a living instrument, whose interpretation develops over time. In the years since the Convention was adopted, the prevalence of corporal punishment of children in their homes, schools and other institutions has become more visible, through the reporting process under the Convention and through research and advocacy by, among others, national human rights institutions and non- governmental organizations( NGOs ).. Once visible, it is clear that the practice directly conflicts with the equal and inalienable rights of children to respect for their human dignity and physical integrity. The distinct nature of children, their initial dependent and developmental state, their unique human potential as well as their vulnerability, all demand the need for more, rather than less, legal and other protection from all forms of violence.

. The Committee emphasizes that eliminating violent and humiliating punishment of children, through law reform and other necessary measures,