Laura Spinney quotes theorists» idea that since our closest relatives are chimpanzees, early humans probably had similar strength - based
hierarchical social organisation and practices (13 October, p 46).
(116) The foundation of international law in the nation state whose
social organisations are characterised by exclusive territory and centralised and
hierarchical authority, meant that Indigenous people, organised through tribal or kinship ties, decentralised political structures and overlapping territorial spheres, would never benefit from the international law of nations.