Kieran McEvoy. “Cause Lawyers, Political Violence, and Professionalism in Conflict.” Journal of Law and Society, vol. 46, no. 4 (2019): 529-558.
This article explores how cause lawyers in conflicted and authoritarian societies navigate the tension between legal professionalism and political commitment, drawing on interviews to analyze their relationships with politically motivated clients and introducing three ideal types—struggle lawyers, human rights activists, and pragmatic moral communities—to examine how legal professionalism is understood, practiced, and remembered in contexts shaped by violence and transition.