Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter I: Corporal Punishment of Children Inherently Has Attributes That Are Morally Objectionable -- A. Corporal Punishment of Children Is, by Definition, the Gratuitous Intentional Infliction of Pain on Children's Bodies for the Purpose of Modifying Behavior -- B. The Helplessness of Children Who Have Undergone Corporal Punishment Is Unfair as Unequal Treatment in Comparison to the Legal Recourse Available to Adults Who Have Been Hit -- C. Corporal Punishment of Children May Cause Serious Harm, Beyond the Infliction of Bodily Pain, Both During Childhood and Later in Victims' Lives -- D. Corporal Punishment of Children May, When Those Children Reach Adulthood, Predispose Them to Commit, Acquiesce in, or Fail to Protest the Victimization of Others -- Chapter II: Corporal Punishment of Children Violates International Human Rights Laws -- A. U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child -- (i) The Children's Convention as a Whole -- (ii) Provision Protecting Against Violence -- (iii) Provisions Regarding School Discipline -- (iv) Provision Prohibiting Torture or Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- (v) Provisions Protective of Dignity -- (vi) Provision Regarding Traditional Practices Prejudicial to Health -- (vii) General Thematic Principles of the Children's Convention -- (a) General Principle Against Discrimination -- (b) General Principles Regarding the Best Interests of the Child -- (c) General Principle Regarding Adult Guidance of Children in the Exercise of Their Rights Under the Convention, and General Principle Regarding Children's Participation in Matters Affecting Their Lives -- (d) General Principle Protecting Survival and Development -- B. Other International Human Rights Instruments -- (i) Provisions Protective of Dignity.

(ii) Provisions Against Torture or Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment -- (iii) Provisions Protective of Personal Security -- (iv) Provisions Protective of Privacy -- (v) Provision on the Right to Social and Economic Protection -- (vi) Provisions Protective of Physical and Mental Health -- C. Summation -- Chapter III: Domestic Laws of Countries Absolutely Prohibiting All Corporal Punishment of Children -- A. Enactments -- (i) Sweden -- (ii) Finland -- (iii) Norway -- (iv) Austria -- (v) Cyprus -- (vi) Denmark -- (vii) Croatia -- (viii) Latvia -- (ix) Germany -- (x) Bulgaria -- (xi) Iceland -- B. Judicial Decisions: Israel -- Chapter IV: Domestic Laws of Countries Prohibiting All Corporal Punishment of Children: The Peculiar Situations of Italy and Portugal -- Chapter V: Examples of Domestic Laws of Countries Permitting Some Corporal Punishment of Children -- A. The United States -- B. Canada -- Chapter VI: The Utility of Law in Ameliorating Adverse Outcomes Associated with Corporal Punishment of Children and in Ultimately Eliminating Such Punishment -- A. Addressing the Potential Downsides in Using Law to Abolish Corporal Punishment of Children -- B. A Legal Prohibition on Corporal Punishment of Children Serves as a Societywide "Enlightened Witness" that May Assist Children in Avoiding Repression ofAnger -- C. A Legal Prohibition on Corporal Punishment of Children Preserves Hard Won Lessons About the Value of Humane Treatment of Children -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Cases -- Treaties and International Declarations -- Index.