The UN Convention on the Rights of a Child specifically does not mention the use of corporal punishment and makes no binding requirement of any of its signatori

The UN Convention on the Rights of a Child specifically does not mention the use of corporal punishment and makes no binding requirement of any of its signatories to refrain from the use of corporal punishment. Such interpretations that have been attempted to be made from articles within the Convention have been rejected by multiple nations, including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.