On October 10, 2013 Hirad Abtahi, first legal adviser of the Presidency of the International Criminal Court, will be speaking to The World Affairs Council of Orange County as part of the panel discussion "Light from the Ancient Past: Does the Cyrus Cylinder Still Speak to Us Today?". Abtahi is author of the book ‘’Reflections on the Ambiguous Universality of Human Rights: Cyrus the Great’s Proclamation as a Challenge to the Athenian Democracy Perceived Monopoly on Human Rights" published by Arseh Sevom and distributed by Pegah Distribution.
