William Twining (born 1934) is a British legal scholar and a leading figure in the Law in Context movement, whose work spans jurisprudence, evidence and proof, legal method, legal education and the intellectual history of law, later extending to globalization and legal theory. His books include Karl Llewellyn and the Realist Movement (1973), Blackstone's Tower: The English Law School (1994) and General Jurisprudence: Understanding Law from a Global Perspective (2009).
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He was the Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at the Faculty of Laws, University College London, having held the post until 1996.
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William Lawrence Twining (22 September 1934 - 9 October 2025) was a British legal scholar. He was the Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at the Faculty of Laws, University College London, having held the post until 1996. He was a leading member of the Law in Context movement, and contributed especially to jurisprudence, evidence and proof, legal method, legal education, and intellectual history.
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William Lawrence Twining (22 September 1934 - 9 October 2025) was a British legal scholar.
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He was the Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at the Faculty of Laws, University College London, having held the post until 1996.
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P569 (date of birth): 1934
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P569 (date of birth): 1934-09-22
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P570 (date of death): 2025
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P570 (date of death): 2025-10-09
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