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008			110331s2004 eng
040			_aWSS _dAFV
100			_aHancock, John _91286
245			_aThe application of section 59 of the Crimes Act in the New Zealand courts _cHancock, John
260			_c2004
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aPreviously available online at: http://www.youthlaw.co.nz/default.aspx?_z=128 Broken link removed 17/9/2013
520			_aThis 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.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILDREN AT RISK _9131
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILDREN _9127
650	2	7	_aCORPORAL PUNISHMENT _9158
650	2	7	_aCRIMES ACT 1961 _9166
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDISCIPLINE _9198
650	2	7	_aDOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT 1995 _9204
650	2	7	_aJUSTICE _9333
650	2	7	_aLAW REFORM _9338
650	2	7	_2FVC _aLEGISLATION _9346
650	2	7	_2FVC _aNEGLECT _9401
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPHYSICAL ABUSE _9439
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
650	2	7	_93394 _aINTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
942			_2ddc _cBRIEFING
999			_c2864 _d2864