What did the canadian public learn from the 2004 supreme court decision on physical punishment?

International Journal of Children's Rights

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 229-247

  Durrant, Joan E ^a   Sigvaldason, Nadine ^a   Bednar, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

CORPORAL PUNISHMENT; CRIMINAL CODE; LAW; LEGAL REFORM; PHYSICAL PUNISHMENT; PUBLIC ATTITUDES; SECTION 43; SPANKING

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949142937     PISSN: 09275568     EISSN: 15718182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157181808X301818     Document Type: Article

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