HandsUp

HANDS-UP - Against Children's Corporal Punishment

HandsUP Project Final Documents

Description:

It’s an European Project aiming at contributing for the elimination of physical punishment against minors (mainly child abuse). Considering that objective, researchers from several involved countries will carry out a survey on their respective in force national legislation, alongside with available court decisions and doctrine on the subject. They will also conduct training to different entities/agents. The participation of Escola de Direito - Porto da Universidade Católica Portuguesa will focus in the following aspects:

• Identifying and analysing legislation concerning physical punishment.
• Conducting a survey on existing case law on the subject.
• Compiling and analysing existing doctrine on the matter.
• Creating a workgroup, integrating specialists in child protection to discuss the subject in hand, detecting legal gaps and preparing a report about each session.
• Organizing two courses directed at judges, public prosecutors, health providers and educators on the application of relevant legislation on this subject.
• Elaborating an Action Plan and informative notes.

Duration:

From October 1st, 2016, to September 30th, 2018.

Professor Conceição Ferreira da Cunha was interviewed by Dr.ª Alexandra Carvalho Vieira to present the Project, available here.