Wilbert B. L. Kapinga. “The Legal Profession and Social Action in the Third World: Reflections on Tanzania and Kenya.” African Journal of International and Comparative Law, vol. 4, no. 4 (1992): 874–891.
This study explores the dynamic relationship between the state and the legal profession in Tanzania and Kenya. Despite differing geopolitical contexts, both states exert significant influence over the formation, autonomy, power, and discipline of the legal profession. Operating under repressive political environments and strong state control, legal professionals in these countries have notably resisted authoritarianism, playing a critical activist role. This contrasts sharply with the more individualistic and apolitical stance of legal professionals in Western countries like Britain and the United States.