Banning Corporal Punishment of Children: An ACEI Position Paper (Association for Cultural Economics International‪)‬

The Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) has sought to promote the inherent rights, education, and well-being of all children in the home, school, and community. Consistent with its overall mission, another major goal of the Association is to "facilitate desirable conditions, programs, and practices for children from infancy through early adolescence." ACEI has actively supported the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child since its adoption in November 1989. The Convention is the most highly ratified human rights agreement in history. The Convention is important because it serves to focus attention on children's issues and it provides the legal basis for improving the living conditions for children worldwide. The Convention seeks to establish certain minimum standards that all governments that sign the doctrine agree to follow, which guarantee a child's basic needs, protections, and freedoms.