For over 1300 years, in the heart of the horn of Africa, determinations of right and wrong have been made without need of a formal, centralized legal system.  Instead, when one individual has a grievance with another, a tribunal is formed, consisting of wise people from both individuals’ communities who listen to what has happened and decide how to resolve the matter.   The tribunal does not apply laws that have been dictated by any central authority or legislature.  No such authority exists.  Instead, the members of the group discover and use whatever principles may surface as they seek to determine the fair outcome of the applicable dispute