Robert Elliot Mills
Biographic Data
| ID | 6647489 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Elliot Mills |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert Elliot |
| FAMILY NAME | Mills |
| SIGNATURE | MILLS R E |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Pirate and the Sovereign
Pirates are commonly referred to as hostis humani generis, the enemy of all. This essay explores the contours of this figuration through an analysis of early nineteenth century American legal and political texts concerning piracy. I argue that pirate rhetorics in this period are part of a constitutive rhetoric of sovereignty, principally identified with Emerich de Vattel’s famous definition of sovereignty in The Law of Nations. Through an analysi…
The Pirate and the Sovereign
Pirates are commonly referred to as hostis humani generis, the enemy of all. This essay explores the contours of this figuration through an analysis of early nineteenth century American legal and political texts concerning piracy. I argue that pirate rhetorics in this period are part of a constitutive rhetoric of sovereignty, principally identified with Emerich de Vattel’s famous definition of sovereignty in The Law of Nations. Through an analysi…
The Pirate and the Sovereign
Pirates are commonly referred to as hostis humani generis, the enemy of all. This essay explores the contours of this figuration through an analysis of early nineteenth century American legal and political texts concerning piracy. I argue that pirate rhetorics in this period are part of a constitutive rhetoric of sovereignty, principally identified with Emerich de Vattel’s famous definition of sovereignty in The Law of Nations. Through an analysi…
Freedom of Expression and Defamation (1 work) · International Law and Human Rights (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Law and economics (1 work) · Maritime Security and History (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work) · Political science (1 work) · Politics (1 work)