Glanville Williams
| Glanville Llewelyn Williams | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 February 1911 Bridgend, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Died | 10 April 1997 (aged 86) Cambridge, England |
| Fields | English law, Criminal law, Jurisprudence |
| Institutions |
University of Cambridge University of London Columbia University New York University |
| Alma mater |
University College of Wales University of Cambridge |
| Doctoral advisor | William Searle Holdsworth |
| Known for |
The Textbook of Criminal Law The Sanctity of Life and the Criminal Law |
Glanville Llewelyn Williams QC, FBA (15 February 1911 – 10 April 1997) was a Welsh legal scholar who was the Rouse Ball Professor of English Law at the University of Cambridge from 1968 to 1978 and the Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London from 1945 to 1955. He has been described as Britain's foremost scholar of criminal law.
Williams did his undergraduate studies in Law at University College of Wales and was called to the Bar and became a member of Middle Temple in 1935. He was a Research Fellow from 1936 to 1942 and completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Law at St John's College, University of Cambridge and was examined by the Vinerian Professorship of English Law, University of Oxford, Sir William Searle Holdsworth, who was at the time, a Fellow of St John's College, Oxford. Holdsworth famously asked whether it had been submitted for an LL.D. as opposed to a PhD, as the quality and rigour of the thesis was so great.
Throughout his lifetime he also served as an Honorary and Emeritus Fellow of Jesus College, University of Cambridge and Honorary Bencher of Middle Temple; and served as the Professor of Public Law and Quain Professor of Jurisprudence at the University College London from 1945 to 1955.
Williams' Textbook of Criminal Law (London: Steven & Sons, 1983) is on a United States list of the most cited legal books. The Textbook of Criminal Law, was arguably his best work, as he drew on 50 years of expertise in the area. Professor Williams was well in his 70s when he wrote the 1983 volume. It is a magisterial book written in Socratic style. Professor Williams published article after article in top referee journals, even when he was well in his eighties. He was arguably the greatest legal thinker of twentieth century. His groundbreaking Criminal Law: The General Part (Steven & Sons, London, 1961) is a classic that is still widely read and cited. Similarly, his Textbook of Criminal Law, originally done as a standard textbook for judges, barristers, professors and students, is a twentieth century classic.
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