Blandine Chelini-Pont is a professor of contemporary history at the University of Aix-Marseille, where she also teaches international relations and political science. Her work focuses on the intersections of religion, law, politics, and international relations. She has authored and co-authored 15 books, including the recent *Geopolitics of Human Rights* with Valentine Zuber (Le Cavalier Bleu, Paris, 2024).