On 21 June 2007 the Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act 2007 took effect and changed the legal and policy framework governing how families can discipline their children in New Zealand. This article reports on the political and social context of the law change, and in particular, the role that child advocates in several NGOs, as well as researchers at the Children's Issues Centre, played in promoting this reform to s59 of the Crimes Act 1961 against a backdrop of public opposition.Peer Reviewe
This collaborative article examines the significant changes to New Zealand family law during the las...
The intersection of public policy and legislation addressing children and domestic violence is fraug...
On the 9th of June 2005, a private member‘s Bill to repeal section 59 of the Crimes Act was drawn fr...
On 21 June 2007 the Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act 2007 took effect and changed the l...
In June of 2007 the New Zealand Government passed the Crimes (Substituted section 59) Amendment Act ...
In a landmark change in 2007 New Zealand prohibited all physical punishment of children, Prior to th...
A research project analysed a sample of the submissions to Parliament in 2006 on the Bill to repeal ...
Newsletter for the Te Awatea Violence Research CentreSection 59 of the Crimes Act 1961, as with all ...
This article outlines the current state of the law on the physical discipline of children and argues...
This thesis is an examination of the Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act 2007 with respect...
Since becoming the first English speaking country to legislate against the physical discipline of c...
This article illustrates the different ways in which Professor Bill Atkin has shown where family law...
Format: 46 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.Introduction: The Recent amendments to Section 59 of the Crimes Act wer...
The new law introduces principles and procedures for dealing with young people who offend against th...
The rate of orders used to remove babies into the care of Oranga Tamariki reduced by more than half ...
This collaborative article examines the significant changes to New Zealand family law during the las...
The intersection of public policy and legislation addressing children and domestic violence is fraug...
On the 9th of June 2005, a private member‘s Bill to repeal section 59 of the Crimes Act was drawn fr...
On 21 June 2007 the Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act 2007 took effect and changed the l...
In June of 2007 the New Zealand Government passed the Crimes (Substituted section 59) Amendment Act ...
In a landmark change in 2007 New Zealand prohibited all physical punishment of children, Prior to th...
A research project analysed a sample of the submissions to Parliament in 2006 on the Bill to repeal ...
Newsletter for the Te Awatea Violence Research CentreSection 59 of the Crimes Act 1961, as with all ...
This article outlines the current state of the law on the physical discipline of children and argues...
This thesis is an examination of the Crimes (Substituted Section 59) Amendment Act 2007 with respect...
Since becoming the first English speaking country to legislate against the physical discipline of c...
This article illustrates the different ways in which Professor Bill Atkin has shown where family law...
Format: 46 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.Introduction: The Recent amendments to Section 59 of the Crimes Act wer...
The new law introduces principles and procedures for dealing with young people who offend against th...
The rate of orders used to remove babies into the care of Oranga Tamariki reduced by more than half ...
This collaborative article examines the significant changes to New Zealand family law during the las...
The intersection of public policy and legislation addressing children and domestic violence is fraug...
On the 9th of June 2005, a private member‘s Bill to repeal section 59 of the Crimes Act was drawn fr...