Do we protect? Children\u27s rights in international codification

International arena fails to protect. Each year, millions of children face violence, neglect, and abuse. Responses provided by state actors are not enough to eliminate children\u27s rights violation, making child abuse an uncomfortable aspect of development. This Thesis argues that international regulations regarding children\u27s rights do not provide equal, universal, and sufficient child protection, what further leads to greater child abuse. Specifically, it analyzes the status of six international documents introduced between 1924-1996, in order to set a common theoretical foundation for the subject of children\u27s rights. The results of the analysis of legal documents discussing children\u27s rights, when compared to the situation of exercising children\u27s rights in Poland, show that the presence and implementation of international children\u27s rights regulations and research are not enough to eliminate the issue of child abuse