Many children endure violence on a regular basis around the world, which the international community strives to address but fails to do so. The goal of this study is to assess the effectiveness of international and Nigerian legal frameworks for child protection, as well as to make broad recommendations on how to achieve effective child rights protection. Child trafficking and other forms of violence against children are on the rise, notwithstanding municipal legislation and international legal instruments (International Office for Migration (IOM), 2019). Documents, both legal and non-legal, are investigated, interpreted, characterised, and systematised in the research, which is essentially socio-legal and multidisciplinary. Even though legal and non-legal efforts are undertaken to protect children, they remain in risk around the world, particularly in Nigeria, and the failure of child protection measures is due to a number of factors that continue to worsen child vulnerabilities. The findings of this study are utilised to develop recommendations that can assist the international community and Nigeria in putting in place effective policies and programmes to solve the difficulties they face when it comes to dealing with child rights violations.