Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The note advocates for the United States to adopt a model similar to the Council of Europe, allowing states to ban corporal punishment while respecting federalism. It highlights the negative effects of corporal punishment and the need for a comprehensive ban, drawing on international legal standards and empirical evidence.
Disciplines
Constitutional Law | Education Law | Law
Recommended Citation
Timothy J. Nolen,
Smacking Lesson: How the Council of Europe's Ban on Corporal Punishment Could Serve as a Model for the United States,
16
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
519
(2010).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol16/iss3/5