James W. Ely Jr.

James W. Ely Jr.
Born (1938-01-20) January 20, 1938 (age 86)
TitleMilton R. Underwood Professor of Law Emeritus
AwardsBrigham–Kanner Property Rights Prize (2006)
Academic background
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Harvard University (LLB)
University of Virginia (MA, PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineProperty rights
InstitutionsVanderbilt University

James W. Ely Jr. is an American historian and legal scholar who serves as the Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law Emeritus and Professor of History Emeritus at Vanderbilt University. He received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Virginia and his L.L.B. from Harvard University.[1] Ely is a property rights expert, a legal historian, and an author and editor of several books that have received critical acclaim from legal scholars and historians.[2]

  1. ^ "James W. Ely Jr.: The Independent Institute". Independent.org. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
  2. ^ Wexler, Jay (Winter 2017). "The Contract Clause: A Constitutional History by James W. Ely (review)". Journal of Interdisciplinary History. 48 (3): 415–416. doi:10.1162/JINH_r_01179. S2CID 148964517. Retrieved 31 May 2019.

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