Naresh Singh
Director-General | The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)Executive Director, Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor. Report entitled Making the Law work for Everyone
Personal Motto: Rule of Law implies equality for all before the law, whether poor or rich, ruler or ruled.
Rule of Law expertise
- Law and development
- Legal empowerment of the poor
- Access to justice
Country / region expertise
- South East Asia
- Caribbean
- Sub-saharan Africa
Top achievements
- Served at the UNDP as the Executive General of the Commission for Legal Empowerment of the Poor [http://www.undp.org/legalempowerment/clep_archive/index.html]
Favourite quote
“The law is the platform on which rests all important institutions of society. No modern market economy can function without law and to be legitimate , power itself must submit to the law.”
Making the Law work for Everyone, Vol 1, pg 3
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