تنبيه بدنى كودكان - حسينى خواه، سيدجواد - الصفحة ٣٠٦ - ث) تفسير عمومى شمارهى ٨ كميتهى حقوق كودك

eliminating corporal punishment with certain States during the examination of their reports, governmental representatives have sometimes suggested that some level of

reasonable

or moderate

corporal punishment can be justified as in the best interests

of the child. The Committee has identified, as an important general principle, the Conventions requirement that the best interests of the child should be a primary consideration in all actions concerning children( art., para. ). The Convention also asserts, in article, that the best interests of the child will be parents basic concern. But interpretation of a childs best interests must be consistent with the whole Convention, including the obligation to protect children from all forms of violence and the requirement to give due weight to the childs views; it cannot be used to justify practices, including corporal punishment and other forms of cruel or degrading punishment, which conflict with the childs human dignity and right to physical integrity.. The preamble to the Convention upholds the family as

the fundamental group of society and the natural environment for the growth and well- being of all its members and particularly children. The Convention requires States to respect and support families. There is no conflict whatsoever with States obligation to ensure that the human dignity and physical integrity of children within the family receive full protection alongside other family members.. Article requires States to respect the respons ibilities, rights and duties of parents

to provide, in a manner consistent with the evolving capacities of the child, appropriate direction and guidance in the exercise by the child of the rights recognized in the present Convention. Here again, interpretation of appropriate

direction and guidance must be consistent with the whole Convention and leaves no room for justification of violent or other cruel or degrading forms of discipline.. Some raise faith- based justifications for corporal punishment, suggesting that certain interpretations of religious texts not only justify its