最高上诉法院对《刑法》第 571 条作了广泛的解释，认为使用任何程度的暴力均不得被视为合法惩戒措施，而属于《刑法》第 572 条明确禁止的虐待类别。因此，惩戒措施被理解为仅指指示、指导、可能的命令和建议，以及对不守规矩的一些禁止和轻微处罚等整套内容，所有这些均属于养育儿童的范围。
The Court of Cassation has extensively interpreted Article 571 of the Criminal Code asserting that the use of any degree of violence may not be regarded as a lawful correctional measure, but comes under the category of ill-treatment which is explicitly prohibited by Article 572 of the Criminal Code. Correctional measures (jus corrigendi) are therefore to be understood to mean only a system of instructions, guidelines and potential orders and advice, as well as prohibitions and mild penalties for failure to comply, all falling within the sphere of the bringing up of children.