Summary:

The report points out the inner discrepancies of the Lebanese legal system in dealing with corporal punishment. It also assesses the role of public administration in implementing a ban on corporal punishment. The paper analyses the current legal and administrative situations and present challenges that will have to be met in order to achieve a complete and non-discriminatory ban on corporal punishment at schools in Lebanon.

http://www.scsmena.org/publication.htm

http://www.crin.org/docs/SAVE_THE_CHILDREN_Corporal_Punishment_in_Lebanon_(English).pdf

Organisation Contact Details:

Save the Children Sweden - Regional Office for Middle East and North Africa
PO Box 113-7167
Beirut
Tel: + 9611 738654 - 5
Email: info@scsmena.org
Website: www.scsmena.org

Last updated 28/11/2006 12:35:11

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