The complaint was registered on 4 February 2013. The complainant organisation alleges that Ireland has taken no effective action to remedy its violation of Article 17 (the right of children and young persons to social, legal and economic protection) of the European Social Charter by prohibiting all corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of punishment of children. APPROACH claims in particular that the existence of the Irish common law of “reasonable chastisement” allows parents and some other adults to assault children with impunity.

• Case Document no. 1, Complaint registered on 4 February 2013
• Case Document no. 2, Observations from the Government on the admissibility
• Case Document no. 3, Submissions of the Government on the merits and on the request for immediate measures
• Case Document no. 4, Response of APPROACH to the Government’s submissions on the request for immediate measures
• Case Document no. 5, Response by APPROACH to the Government’s submissions on the merits
• Case Document no. 6, Further response of the Government

The European Committee of Social Rights declared the complaint admissible on 2 July 2013.

The European Committee of Social Rights adopted a decision on immediate measures on 2 December 2013.

The European Committee of Social Rights concluded that there was a violation of Article 17§1 of the Charter and transmitted its report containing its decision on the merits of the complaint to the Parties and to the Committee of Ministers on 26 January 2015.

The Committee of Ministers adopted Resolution Res/CM ChS (2015)9 on 17 June 2015.

 Decision on admissibility of Complaint 93/2013

 Decision on immediate measures of Complaint 93/2013

 Decision on the merits of the Complaint 93/2013

 Resolution ResChS(2015)9 of the Committee of Ministers on 17 June 2015