Professor of Law Department of Public Law University of Johannesburg,
South Africa

Murdoch Watney is a professor in the Department of Public Law and head of the Private Law Department at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.  She holds the degrees BA, LLB, LLM (RAU), LLM (UNISA) and LLD. She previously worked as a   prosecutor and   is an admitted advocate of the High Court of South Africa.   She previously worked as a   prosecutor and is an admitted advocate of the High Court of South Africa.
She has contributed to three textbooks and has published extensively in law journals –both nationally and internationally – on the low of criminal procedure, criminal law, law of evidence and cyber law. Most of her research focuses on cyber law. She has delivered peer-reviewed papers at national and international conferences.