TY - BOOK AU - SCEATS Sonya TI - Human rights and the United Nations: acting on rights PY - 2006/// KW - HUMAN RIGHTS KW - UNITED NATIONS N2 - Early in 2006 the United Nations took the unprecedented step of abolishing one of its own bodies. The Commission on Human rights was scrapped for poor performance and has been replaced by a Human Rights Council. This article considers the make up of the new Council and how effective it is likely to be ER -