Vanessa Tünsmeyer

Vanessa Tünsmeyer is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Groningen, specializing in international and European law with a focus on cultural rights, indigenous rights, and repatriation of colonial-era cultural heritage. She holds a PhD and teaches courses on legal skills, research methodologies, and European law across multiple institutions.

• Education: Advanced degrees in law (details not explicitly listed)

Her research explores intersections between human rights law and cultural heritage frameworks, particularly addressing repatriation policies, indigenous legal systems, and digitalization challenges in museum collections. She advocates for aligning European copyright law with cultural rights protections.

Recent publications focus on pandemic impacts on indigenous rights, repatriation case studies from North America, and Dutch colonial heritage policies. She actively participates in academic networks like the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research (NNHRR) and the Vereniging Kunst Cultuur Recht (VKCR).

As Academic Co-Lead of the 'Conflict, Environment & Justice' research group, she connects legal frameworks to environmental justice. Teaching includes courses at Maastricht University and Hasselt University, emphasizing practical legal skills and interdisciplinary approaches.