Full corporal punishment prohibition grew from 3 countries to about 65 in four decades

Evidence

In 1989, when the Convention was adopted, two countries had enacted full prohibition in all settings: Sweden (1979) and Finland (1983). Norway had prohibited the year before the Convention’s adoption. By 2000, seven countries had full prohibition. The pace accelerated through the first decade of the 2000s, as GC No. 8 clarified the Convention’s requirements and as civil society organizations in multiple countries began using Concluding Observations in domestic legislative campaigns. By 2010, approximately 28 countries had enacted full prohibition. By 2020, approximately 58. By 2026, the figure stands at approximately 65 countries. — , The Rod and the Child, 7609

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Swedish parental corporal punishment fell from 90% to 10% in four decades after prohibition — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 5671; Legal prohibition grew from under 20 to 65 countries in twenty years — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 7924; Swedish corporal punishment prevalence fell 96 percent within 42 years of prohibition — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 8351

Related

• Swedish corporal punishment prevalence fell 96 percent within 42 years of prohibition (similarity 0.87)
• Legal prohibition grew from under 20 to 65 countries in twenty years (similarity 0.86)
• Swedish parental corporal punishment fell from 90% to 10% in four decades after prohibition (similarity 0.84)
• African corporal punishment prohibition has stalled with no new countries since 2019 (similarity 0.81)

Broader Connections

• Swedish parental corporal punishment fell from 90% to 10% in four decades after prohibition #corroborates (0.60) — , The Rod and the Child, 5671
• Swedish corporal punishment prevalence fell 96 percent within 42 years of prohibition #corroborates (0.55) — , The Rod and the Child, 8351
• Legal prohibition grew from under 20 to 65 countries in twenty years #corroborates (0.50) — , The Rod and the Child, 7924