is an immediate and unqualified obligation of States parties . It notes that other treaty bodies , including the Human Rights Committee , the Committee on Economic , Social and Cultural Rights and the Committee against Torture have reflected the same view in their concluding observations on States parties reports under the relevant instruments , recommending prohibition and other measures against corporal punishment in schools , penal systems and , in some cases , the family . For example , the Committee on Economic , Social and Cultural Rights , in its general comment No . ( ) on
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stated : In the Committees view , corporal punishment is inconsistent with the fundamental guiding principle of international human rights law enshrined in the Preambles to the Universal Declaration and both Covenants : the dignity of the individual . Other aspects of school discipline may also be inconsistent with school discipline , including public humiliation .
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. Corporal punishment has also been condemned by regional human rights mechanisms . The European Court of Human Rights , in a series of judgements , has progressively condemned corporal punishment of children , first in the penal system , then in schools , including private schools , and most recently in the home .
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The European Committee of Social Rights , monitoring compliance of member States of the Council of Europe with the European Social Charter and Revised Social Charter , has found that compliance with the Charters requires prohibition in legislation against any
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( 1 ). Committee on Economic , Social and Cultural Rights , general comment No . , The right to education ( art . ) , , para . .( 2 ) .Corporal punishment was condemned in a series of decisions of the European Commission onHuman Rights and judgements of the European Court of Human Rights ; see in particular Tyrer v . UK , ; Campbell and Cosans v . UK , ; Costello - Roberts v . UK , ; A v . UK , . European Court judgements are available at http : / / www . echr . coe . int / echr .