Lubamatu on lapse alavääristamine, hirmutamine või karistamine viisil, mis valmistab talle piina, tekitab talle kehalisi kahjustusi või ohustab kuidagi teisiti tema vaimset või kehalist tervist.
States Parties recognize the right of a child who has been placed by the competent authorities for the purposes of care, protection or treatment of his or her physical or mental health, to a periodic review of the treatment provided to the child and all other circumstances relevant to his or her placement.