Lawfulness of corporal punishment

Prevalence research

Recommendations by human rights treaty bodies

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Report updated May 2005
Lawfulness of corporal punishment

Home

Corporal punishment is lawful in the home.

Children have some protection from violence and abuse under the Criminal Law provisions of the Niue Act (1966, amended 1971), which apply to Tokelau (Tokelau Crimes Regulations, 1975, article 2).

Schools

No information.

Penal system

Corporal punishment is unlawful as a sentence for crime. There is no provision for corporal punishment as a sentence in the Niue Act (1966), which applies to Tokelau.

We have been unable to ascertain the legality of corporal punishment as a disciplinary measure in penal institutions.

Alternative care

No information.
Prevalence research

None identified.
Recommendations by human rights treaty bodies

This analysis has been compiled from information from governmental and non-governmental sources, including reports on implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Every effort is made to maintain its accuracy. Please send us updating information and details of sources for missing information: info@endcorporalpunishment.org.

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