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Canadian Foundation for Children, Youth and the Law v. Canada (Attorney General)


  Author: Superior Court of Justice (McCombs J.)
Publisher: Ontario Court of Appeal
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Document Date:                  July 05, 2000
Category: Parenthood/Childrearing > Discipline
Related Categories:
Children > Abused Children
Children > Child Behaviour
Children > Child Development
Crime And Violence > Child Abuse/Neglect
Crime And Violence > Parental Criminality
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
Public Policy > Parental Rights
 

This court decision of July 5, 2000 deals with section 43 of the Criminal Code -- reasonable discipline (corporal punishment)-- and examines the extent to which parents and teachers may use force to correct children.  It comes before the court for the first time in the form of a constitutional challenge to a section of the Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985, c. C-46

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