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Jun 3, 2016 · Section 43 of the Criminal Code provides parents and teachers with an explicit defence, allowing them to use reasonable force on a child. In 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada interpreted this provision to determine its scope.
Jun 15, 2023 · As it stands now, Sec. 43 of the Criminal Code reads: “Every schoolteacher, parent or person standing in the place of a parent is justified in using force by way of correction toward a pupil or...
Section 43 of the Canadian Criminal Code specifies the circumstances under which schoolteachers, parents or guardians are entitled to use force as a means of correcting a child under their care.
Apr 2, 2024 · Section 43 of the Criminal Code of Canada has not been repealed. In 2022, a private member’s bill to repeal section 43 (Bill C-273) passed first reading in the House of Commons. It passed...
Section 43 of the Criminal Code( )1 reads as follows: Every schoolteacher, parent or person standing in the place of a parent is justified in using force by way of correction toward a pupil or child, as the case may be, who is under his care, if the force does not exceed what is reasonable under the circumstances. (1) Criminal Code, R.S.C. 1985 ...
"Section 43 of the Criminal Code, which expressly offers parents and teachers a defence when they use reasonable force to discipline a child, is a controversial provision of Canada's criminal law.
43 Every schoolteacher, parent or person standing in the place of a parent is justified in using force by way of correction toward a pupil or child, as the case may be, who is under his care, if the force does not exceed what is reasonable under the circumstances.
