https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The French National Assembly voted Friday in favour of a largely symbolic ban on parents smacking their children, a practice which though condemned by the UN still enjoys widespread support in the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181130/france-edges-closer-to-banning-smacking-of-children Fri, 30 Nov 2018 10:11:03 +0100 france-edges-closer-to-banning-smacking-of-children France is launching a new drive to ban the smacking of children, a practise which, though condemned by the UN, still enjoys widespread support in the country. But will it succeed? https://www.thelocal.fr/20181129/france-launches-a-new-drive-to-ban-the-smacking-of-children Thu, 29 Nov 2018 17:17:12 +0100 france-launches-a-new-drive-to-ban-the-smacking-of-children A French law condemning the smacking of children has been struck down by the Constitutional Council, dismaying opponents of a practice for which France has been rapped by the UN. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170127/france-throws-out-law-that-would-have-made-it-illegal-to-smack-kids Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:28:59 +0100 france-throws-out-law-that-would-have-made-it-illegal-to-smack-kids France has moved closer to an explicit ban on smacking after MPs voted to prohibit parents from using physical punishments against their children. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160704/france-moves-towards-an-full-ban-on-smacking-kids Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:57:02 +0200 france-moves-towards-an-full-ban-on-smacking-kids France, which has come under fire for not fully banning smacking, must "explicitly prohibit" all forms of corporal punishment of children, a UN report said Thursday, criticising its treatment of Roma and asylum-seeking minors. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160204/un-tells-france-to-enforce-smacking-ban Thu, 04 Feb 2016 18:39:49 +0100 un-tells-france-to-enforce-smacking-ban After human right's watchdog the Council of Europe declared that France should ban smacking completely, The Local talks to the UK charity whose complaint prompted the ruling and a French families organisation who are staunchly against outlawing corporal punishment. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150304/no-one-would-ever-say-you-can-slap-your-wife Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:41:00 +0100 no-one-would-ever-say-you-can-slap-your-wife A top European human rights watchdog gave France a stern telling off on Wednesday ruling that the country was in violation of a European treaty because it did not fully ban the smacking of children. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150304/france-violates-treaty-on-smacking-children Wed, 04 Mar 2015 11:43:00 +0100 france-violates-treaty-on-smacking-children The French government says it will resist pressure for it to bring in an outright ban on smacking children, despite the fact it is set to be condemned by Europe’s top human rights body for failing to clearly outlaw corporal punishment. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150303/france-to-resist-call-to-ban-smacking-of-kids Tue, 03 Mar 2015 09:55:00 +0100 france-to-resist-call-to-ban-smacking-of-kids Europe's top human right's body the Council of Europe is set to rule whether France should implement a clear and total ban on smacking children, after a British charity lodged a formal complaint that France was flouting European standards. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150302/europe-france-vague-smacking-laws Mon, 02 Mar 2015 15:23:00 +0100 europe-france-vague-smacking-laws As a provocative new anti-smacking video campaign by the Fondation pour l'Enfance (Foundation for Childhood) causes a stir in France, the man behind the drive Dr. Gilles Lazimi tells The Local why France needs a law banning parents from smacking their kids. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130618/why-france-needs-a-total-ban-on-smacking-kids Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:42:00 +0200 why-france-needs-a-total-ban-on-smacking-kids