TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hancock, John
TI  - The application of section 59 of the Crimes Act in the New Zealand courts
PY  - 2004///
KW  - FVC
KW  - CHILDREN AT RISK
KW  - CHILDREN
KW  - CORPORAL PUNISHMENT
KW  - CRIMES ACT 1961
KW  - DISCIPLINE
KW  - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT 1995
KW  - JUSTICE
KW  - LAW REFORM
KW  - LEGISLATION
KW  - NEGLECT
KW  - PHYSICAL ABUSE
KW  - INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
KW  - CHILD ABUSE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Previously available online at: http://www.youthlaw.co.nz/default.aspx?_z=128

Broken link removed 17/9/2013
N2  - This workshop presentation discusses s59 of the Crimes Act (1961) and the ambiguity of the term 'reasonable force', which has lead to different verdicts in very similar cases. The author discusses particular cases where parents have been charged with child abuse-related offences and have argued that s59 gives them the right to discipline the child in a way they see fit. The author concludes that a change needs to be made to the law, as s59 is not compatible with developments in international law, or with the Domestic Violence Act (1995), and it compromises the welfare of children
ER  -