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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2009

William Twining
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University College London
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The first edition of this book was published in 1990. It consisted of eleven linked essays. The last chapter, ‘Rethinking Evidence’, outlined a general perspective on the processing and use of information in litigation as the basis for a broad interdisciplinary approach to the study of evidence in law. The essays had been written over sixteen years and were presented in the form of an intellectual progression, starting with an overview entitled ‘The Story of a Project’.

In this extended edition, three of the original chapters have been dropped or replaced and eight more essays have been added, all written since 1990. The Introduction (chapter 1) has been extended and chapter 11 becomes chapter 7. The idea of the story of an intellectual progression has been retained. Chapters 2–7 are unchanged, except for a few minor corrections and some extra footnotes, which are indicated by square brackets. These chapters are a slightly condensed version of the first edition. Each essay is self-standing, but taken together they form a coherent historical and theoretical argument. The remaining chapters continue the story.

There have, of course, been many theoretical, legal, and practical developments in the subject of evidence in law since the first edition was completed. To have attempted a comprehensive overview of these here would have radically altered the shape of the book. Instead, developments that are immediately relevant are discussed or referred to in the recent essays, especially chapters 8, 14, and 15.

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Rethinking Evidence
Exploratory Essays
, pp. xiii - xv
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2006

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  • Preface
  • William Twining, University College London
  • Book: Rethinking Evidence
  • Online publication: 15 December 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511617249.001
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  • Preface
  • William Twining, University College London
  • Book: Rethinking Evidence
  • Online publication: 15 December 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511617249.001
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  • Preface
  • William Twining, University College London
  • Book: Rethinking Evidence
  • Online publication: 15 December 2009
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511617249.001
Available formats
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