Law as a concept -- The great divide in legal discourse : towards a global historical ontology of the concept of positive law -- Legal praxeology : into perspective and into practice -- Politics made into law : determinism and contingency in Moroccan constitutionalism -- The legal reification of the mind : the development of forensic psychiatry in Egyptian law and justice -- From 'urfto qânûn 'urfî : the legal positivization of customs -- General and particular : the legal rule and an Islamic swimsuit in a secular context -- Filling gaps in legislation : the use of fiqh in contemporary courts in Morocco, Egypt, and Indonesia -- Playing by the rules : the search for legal grounds in homosexuality cases (Indonesia, Lebanon, Egypt, Senegal).