Law outlawing violence in education

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The law outlawing violence in upbringing is a German amending law. It was issued on November 2, 2000 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1479 ). It is closely related to the objectives of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child from 1989 and the National Action Plan for a Germany Appropriate for Children . The campaign “More respect for children” served to publicize this change in the law.

The law anchors the right to a non-violent upbringing in Section 1631 (2) of the Civil Code :

“Children have a right to a non-violent upbringing. Corporal punishments, emotional injuries and other degrading measures are not permitted. "

At the same time, the following sentence was added to Section 16 (1) of Book Eight of the Social Security Code :

"They [offers to promote upbringing] should also show ways in which conflict situations in the family can be resolved without violence."

Federal Minister of Justice Brigitte Zypries emphasized in 2005 that the law had led to a change in awareness among the population within five years of its coming into force. A study commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Justice has shown that the parenting attitude of parents is increasingly in line with the model of non-violent upbringing. Outsiders would now be more willing to interfere if necessary, and parents would be more willing to accept offers of help.

The publication of the passed law in the Federal Law Gazette also shows changes to the child maintenance regulations .

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  1. ↑ National Action Plan: For a Child-Friendly Germany 2005–2010 ( Memento of 23 August 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ The ideal of upbringing without violence prevails (PDF file; 60 kB), press release by the German Ministry of Justice, Berlin, October 20, 2005
  3. ↑ Brigitte Zypries: "Law to Outlaw Violence in Upbringing" as an example of a change in awareness through law ( memento of November 23, 2007 in the Internet Archive )