Petronell Kruger graduated from the University of Pretoria in 2013 (LLB) and 2014 (LLM). She previously held positions from the University of Pretoria as a junior member of Staff (2011-2013), Open Society Initiative for West Africa in the Dakar Regional Office (2014) and as a student researcher for ICLA (2013). Her current research interests include human rights and taxation, comparing accountability mechanisms in the African region and the right to life. She co-authored an article on the protection of the right to life in African constitutions that is forthcoming in the Pretoria Student Law Review this year.