Namati CEO Vivek Maru presented at the Equitable Access to Justice: Legal Empowerment, Legal Aid and Making it work for the Poor and Marginalized conference held by UNDP in New Delhi, India November 17-18, 2012.
“Our view is that primary justice services are crucial for the health of a democracy,” he explained. “We are seeking to prove that they can be provided at scale, at low cost, and in a way that is responsive to social and institutional context.”
Maru then emphasized three emerging principles for strengthening the rule of law:
He also spoke about the importance of the Global Legal Empowerment Network as both a source of insight and a powerful vehicle for scaling up innovations.
Learn more about how Namati works to develop the emerging field of legal empowerment, here.
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