26. … Belief in the use of corporal punishment of that nature would not be protected by article 9. But corporal punishment need not be administered with such severity or in such circumstances that it will significantly impair a childs physical or moral integrity. In Costello-Roberts v United Kingdom (1993) 19 EHRR 112 the corporal punishment administered to the claimant boy by the headmaster of an independent school comprised three whacks on his bottom through his shorts with a rubber-soled gym shoe in private. The European Court of Human Rights rejected the claim based on article 3. The court also rejected the claim based on article 8 (respect for private life). The court left open the possibility there may be circumstances where article 8 could afford, in respect of disciplinary measures, protection going beyond article 3. But the court considered the boys treatment in that case “did not entail adverse effects for his physical or moral integrity sufficient to bring it within the scope of the prohibition contained in Article 8”: para 36.
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Mandy and the Monster Man7
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SCHOOL CORPORAL PUNISHMENT3
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Michelle’s Paddling1
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