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Alexandrecu, Gabriela et al. (2005), Ending Physical and Humiliating Punishment of Children: Making it Happen, Part 1 and Part 2 Annexes, International Save the Children Alliance

Children’s Rights Project, Community Law Centre, University of Western Cape, Article 19 [journal]

Committee on the Rights of the Child (2006), General Comment No.8 on “The right to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of punishment (articles 19, 28(2) and 37, inter alia)

Committee on the Rights of the Child (2001), General Comment No.1 on “The aims of education

Council of Europe (2008), Eliminating Corporal Punishment: A human rights imperative for Europe’s children, 2nd edition, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing

Council of Europe (2007), Abolishing corporal punishment of children: Questions and answers, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing

Council of Europe (2007), Parenting in contemporary Europe: A positive approach, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing

Council of Europe (2007), Views on positive parenting and non-violent upbringing, Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing

Council of Europe (2007), Resources for awareness raising on the need for, and implementation of, prohibition

Council of Europe Committee of Ministers (2006), Recommendation Rec (2006) 19 on policy to support positive parenting, Strasbourg: Council of Europe

Durrant, J. E. (2007), Positive Discipline: What it is and how to do it, Save the Children Sweden Southeast Asia and the Pacific (contact scs@seap.savethechildren.se)

Durrant, J. E. (2000), A Generation without Smacking: The impact of Sweden’s ban on physical punishment, London: Save the Children

Early Childhood Matters (2006), Violence against young children: A painful issue, June 2006, No.106

Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children (2008), Prohibiting corporal punishment of children: A guide to legal reform and other measures

Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children (2007), Ending legalised violence against children: Global report 2007

Martin, Florence & Parry-Williams, John (2006), The Right Not to Lose Hope: Children in conflict with the law – a policy analysis and examples of good practice, Save the Children

South African Department of Education (2000), “Alternatives to Corporal Punishment: The Learning Experience

South African Law Commission (2000), Juvenile Justice Report

Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs/Ministry for Foreign Affairs (2001), Ending Corporal Punishment – Swedish Experience of Efforts to Prevent All Forms of Violence against Children – and the Results, Stockholm: Ministry of Health and Social Affairs/Ministry for Foreign Affairs

UNICEF (n.d.), Justice for Children: Detention as a Last Resort – Innovative initiatives in the East Asia and Pacific Regions

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