In the various sectors of the capital Memorial constitution promulgated the 30 anniversary of the speech

December 4, 2012 Xi Jinping

　　
In December 4, 1982, the five meeting of the five session of the National People's Congress passed the "people's Republic of China Constitution". The current constitution of our country promulgated has been 30 years. Today, we are gathered here, to commemorate this historic and practical significance of the event, is to ensure the full and effective implementation of the constitution, to promote and implement the spirit of the party's eighteen big comprehensive.

History always gives people a profound lesson. Reviewing the development of our country's constitutional system, we feel more, the constitution of our country party and people to work hard and perseveringly and create brilliant achievements are closely linked, closely linked to people's party and open the way forward and accumulated valuable experience.

The current constitution of our country can be traced back to 1949, the "provisional constitution China people's Political Consultative Conference common program" and in 1954 a session of the National People's Congress meeting of the "people's Republic of China Constitution". These documents are in the fundamental law of the state in the form of confirmation, modern 100 years China's heroic struggle against domestic and foreign enemies, fighting for independence and freedom and well-being of the people nation, confirmed that the leadership of the Communist Party of Chinese China people's victory, the new democratic revolution China people power revolution.

In 1978, the party held the historic Third Plenary Session of the eleven, ushered in the new historical period of reform and opening up, develop socialist democracy, improve the socialist legal system has become the basic policy of the party and the country not to move or retreat. It was at this meeting, Comrade Deng Xiaoping pointed out that: "in order to safeguard the people's democracy, we must strengthen the legal system. We must make the institutionalization of democracy, law, make the system and laws do not change because of changes in the leadership, not to change the views of leaders and the changes of attention." According to the party's eleven plenary session established guidelines and policies of socialist construction in China, and summarizes two aspects of experience, draw profound lessons of ten years of the "Cultural Revolution", referring to the world socialist success and failure, gain and loss, to adapt to China's reform and opening up and socialist modernization construction, strengthen the new requirements of the socialist construction of democracy and legal system, we have developed the current constitution of our country. At the same time, the constitution only constantly adapt to the new situation, to absorb the new experience, confirm the new achievements, can have the lasting vitality. In 1988, 1993, 1999, 2004, the National People's Congress of our constitution and part of the contents of individual terms make corrections necessary, is also very important, so that the constitution of our country the pace of the times on the basis of maintaining the stability and authority, to keep up with the times.

Our country in the constitution form, established the development road, Chinese socialist theory, socialist China characteristics Chinese socialist system, to reflect the common will of the people of all our ethnic groups and the fundamental interests of the new historical period, become the central task of the party and country, the basic principles, important policy, an important policy in the country the highest expression of legal system.

In 30 years, the constitution of our country legal status to the supreme and powerful legal force, a strong guarantee for the people to be in power, to promote the reform and opening up and socialist modernization construction, a strong impetus to the socialism country under the rule of law, to promote the cause of human rights development, effectively safeguarded national unification, ethnic unity and social stability, on the China's political, economic, cultural and social life, which has extremely profound influence.

The development course of 30 years of full proof, the constitution of our country is in conformity with the national conditions, in line with the actual, accord with the requirements of the development of the times, is fully reflect the constitution people's common will, can fully guarantee the people's democratic rights, to safeguard the fundamental interests of the people, is to promote national development, and ensure that the people to create a happy life, better protection of the constitution the revival of Chinese nation, is the basic legal system of our country and people stood all kinds of difficulties and risks, China along the socialist road ahead.

Then go back to the development of new China was founded 60 years since the constitutional system of our country, we can see clearly, constitution and national future destiny, people. Maintaining the authority of the constitution, is the maintenance of the party and the people's common will of the authority. To defend the dignity of the constitution, is the party and the people's common will to defend the dignity of the. To ensure the implementation of the constitution, is to ensure the realization of the fundamental interests of the people. As long as we should respect and effective implementation of the constitution, the people be in power is guaranteed, the party and the national enterprise will develop smoothly. Conversely, if the constitution is brushed aside, weakened or even destroyed, people's rights and freedom can not guarantee, the party and the national enterprise will suffer setbacks. These derived from the long-term practice of valuable inspiration, we must cherish. We should more consciously abide by the constitutional principle, promote the spirit of the constitution, fulfill the mission.

　　At the same time, we should also see the problems, mainly displays in: the monitoring mechanism to ensure the implementation of the Constitution and the specific system is not perfect, laws, lax enforcement of the law, illegal not to investigate the phenomenon still exists in some places and departments; the law enforcement problems in the vital interests of the people are still quite prominent; some public officials breach of privilege, dereliction of duty, break even or serious damage to national legal authority; citizens including some leading cadres of the constitution consciousness remains to be further improved. On these issues, we must attach great importance to, be addressed effectively.

Comrades, friends!

The party's eighteen big stress, the rule of law is the basic policy that the party leads the people in running the country, the rule of law is a basic way of governing the country, we should pay more attention to play an important role in the state governance and the rule of law in social management, promote the rule of law, accelerate the construction of a socialist country under the rule of law. To achieve this goal, we must comprehensively implement the constitution.

The full implementation, is building a socialist country ruled by law and the primary task of the foundation work. The constitution is the fundamental law of the state, is the general regulations safeguard a country, has the legal status, the highest authority of law, legal effect, has a fundamental, overall, long-term, stability.The people of all ethnic groups, all state organs, armed forces, political parties, social organizations, enterprises and institutions, the country must take the constitution as the basic standard of conduct, and for the maintenance of the dignity of the constitution, to ensure the implementation of the constitution duties. Any organization or individual, may have beyond the constitutional and legal privileges. All activities that violate the Constitution and laws, must be investigated.

The life of the constitution lies in the implementation, the authority of the Constitution also lies in the implementation. We will unremittingly to the implementation of the constitution, the full implementation of the constitution to a new level.

First, adhere to the correct political direction, not to move or retreat go China socialist political development road. Since the reform and opening up, our party to unite and lead the people made important progress in the development of socialist democratic politics, the successful development and adhere to the path of political development under socialism with China characteristics, in order to achieve the most extensive democracy established in the right direction. The core of the political development road, the main content of thought, the basic requirements, both in the constitution has been confirmed and reflect, its essence is closely linked, communicated with each other, mutual promotion. Basic system and the basic task of the nation, the national core of leadership and the guiding ideology, the people's democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the worker peasant alliance, the constitution, the people's congresses, Chinese CPC led multi-party cooperation and political consultation system, the system of regional ethnic autonomy and grass-roots mass self-government system, the patriotic united front in principle, the socialist legal system, the principle of democratic centralism, respect and safeguard human rights principle, and so on, the establishment of the constitution system and principles, we must adhere to for a long time, carry out in the round, continuous development.

Adhere to the path of political development under socialism with China features, the key is to adhere to the leadership of the party, the people be in power, the rule of law, to ensure that people be in power as the fundamental, to enhance the vitality of the party and state, to mobilize the enthusiasm of the people as the goal, expand socialist democracy, and develop socialist political civilization. We will adhere to all state power belongs to the people of the constitutional principle, extensively mobilize and organize the people in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution and the law, the exercise of state power by the people's congresses at various levels, through various channels and in various ways to manage state and social affairs, manage economic and cultural undertakings, build, share, common development, become the country, master the society and their own destiny. We should be in accordance with the constitution of the principle of democratic centralism, the state regime and rules, the people's Congress exercise unified state power, the implementation of the decision-making power, executive power, supervision power both rational division of work and coordination, to ensure that state organs exercise their functions and powers in accordance with the statutory authority and procedures, perform their duties to ensure that state organs, unified and effective organization the cause of. We according to the constitution of system and principle, correctly handle the relationship between central and local, correct handling of ethnic relations, properly handle the interests of all parties, to mobilize all positive factors, the consolidation and development of democracy and unity, be lively and vivid, stability and harmony. We want to expand people's democracy, new requirements to promote economic and social development, actively and steadily push forward the reform of political system, people's democracy more extensive, more fully, more perfect, give full play to the superiority of China's socialist political system, continue to promote socialist political system self perfection and development.

Second, the implementation of the basic strategy of governing the country according to law, accelerate the construction of a socialist country under the rule of law. The Constitution establishes the basic principle of socialist legal system, the provisions of the people's Republic of China to implement the rule of law, building a socialist country ruled by law, the national safeguard the uniformity and dignity of the socialist legal system. To implement the basic strategy of governing the country according to law, accelerate the construction of a socialist country under the rule of law, we must comprehensively carry out the scientific legislation, strict law enforcement, judicial justice, the law-abiding process.

We must take the constitution as the supreme law, continue to improve the socialist legal system with the constitution as the commander in chief of the national China characteristics, the cause and work into the legal track, the law, the law, strict law enforcement, law, safeguard social fairness and justice, the realization of national and social life institutionalization, legalization. The National People's Congress and its Standing Committee to strengthen key areas of legislation, expand people's Orderly Participation in the legislative process, by laws promote the implementation of the constitution, guarantee system and the principles of the Constitution be implemented. The State Council and the legislative power of the local people's Congress and its Standing Committee to enact and amend the regulations of administrative regulations and local matching and the law of the Constitution and laws, ensure the effective implementation of. The state administrative organs, judicial organs, procuratorial organs should adhere to administration according to law, fair justice, accelerate the construction of the government under the rule of law, improving the public credibility of the judiciary. The State Council and the local people's governments at various levels as the executive organ of the state power, as the state administrative organs, plays an important role in the Constitution and the law strictly implemented, to standardize government behavior, and earnestly do strictly regulate the fair and civilized law enforcement. We should deepen the reform of the judicial system, ensure the exercise judicial power independently and impartially according to law, the procuratorial power. The relevant supervisory organs of the NPC and its Standing Committee and the state to assume the constitutional and legal supervision, strengthen the implementation of the Constitution and the law of supervision and inspection, supervision mechanism and procedures, and resolutely correct constitutional violations. The local people's Congress and its Standing Committee to exercise their functions and powers according to law, guarantee that the Constitution and legal compliance and implementation in the administrative area.

Third, adhere to the people's main body status, to guarantee the civil rights and obligations. Basic civil rights and obligations is the core content of the constitution, the constitution is the fundamental guarantee that every citizen enjoys the rights, obligations. The constitution is the foundation of the people's heartfelt support from the constitution, the power lies in the people from a genuine belief. Only by ensuring that all citizens are equal before the law, respect and safeguard human rights, and ensure that the people enjoy extensive rights and freedoms in accordance with law, constitution can win support among the people, into the masses of the people, the implementation of the Constitution can truly become the conscious action of all the people.

We should be in accordance with the law to protect all citizens enjoy extensive rights, safeguard the citizen's personal rights, property rights, the basic political rights and other rights are not violated, to ensure that all aspects of civil economy, culture, society and other rights are implemented, and strive to maintain the interests of the overwhelming majority of the people of Gen Benli, safeguard the people's aspiration for and pursuit of a better life. We shall just to people's demands, and strive to let the people can feel the fairness and justice in each judicial cases, never let the people's rights and hurt people's feelings, damage the trial unfair. We should strengthen the publicity and education in the whole society, to improve all the people especially the staff of state organs and leading cadres at all levels and awareness of the Constitution and the legal system, promoting the spirit of socialist rule of law, to cultivate socialist legal culture, let the make known to every family, to form a good atmosphere for teaching people abide by the law in the whole society. We need to make unremitting efforts, in the whole society to firmly establish the authority of the Constitution and laws, let the masses fully believe in the law, legal consciousness, so that the masses to realize the Constitution not only is the code of conduct that all citizens must follow, but legal weapons to protect the rights of citizens. We want to put constitutional education is an important content of education of the party members and cadres, make personnel cadre of leaders of all levels and state organs and master the basic knowledge of the constitution, set up the loyal to the constitution, abide by the constitution, maintain the consciousness of constitution. The law is written ethics, morality is the inner law. We must make the law and morality, attaches great importance to moral standard function of citizenship behavior, guide the citizens to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests, and consciously fulfill legal obligations, do the rights and obligations in accordance.

Fourth, adhere to the leadership of the party, pay more attention to improving the party's style of leadership and governance. The rule of law, is the first rule of constitution; administration according to law, the key is ruling by constitution. Under the new situation, our party should perform the responsibility of governing and rejuvenating the country, must be in accordance with the party constitution strictly, according to the constitution of governance.The Party led the people to formulate the Constitution and laws, the Party led the people to implement the Constitution and laws, the party must activities within the range of constitution and law, and truly the Party leadership legislation, law enforcement, law-abiding ensure lead.

We must adhere to the Party leadership core role of overall, coordinated, adhere to the basic principles of ruling the country by law and ruling by law the basic mode, make the party's views through legal procedures become the will of the state, be good at that candidates recommended by Party organizations become the state leaders, at the implementation of the party's leadership over the state and society through the national the organs of political power, support in state organs, administrative organs, judicial organs, procuratorial organs in accordance with the Constitution and laws, independent responsible for coordination work. Party organizations at all levels and Party members and cadres should take the lead to enforce the rule of law, improving the ruling ability and level, promote the institutionalization, the law governing activities. Leading cadres at all levels should improve the use of legal thinking and the rule of law, promote the development way of deepening reform, resolve conflicts, maintain stability, efforts to promote the formation of according to law, failing to find law, to solve the problem of usage, resolve conflicts by good law environment law, promote the work on the legal track. We need to perfect the power restriction and supervision system, power comes with responsibility, with the right supervision, dereliction of duty to accountability, shall be investigated for illegal, ensure that the power entrusted by the people is always used for the people's interests.

Comrades, friends!

The whole Party and the people of all ethnic groups to unite closely around the Party Central Committee, hold high the great banner of socialism China characteristics, adhere to the Deng Xiaoping theory, the important thought of "Three Represents", Scientific Outlook on Development as guidance, adhere to the rule of law, administration by law, administration according to law to jointly promote the construction of rule of law, adhere to the development of society, the government under the rule of law, rule of law, put the the spirit of the party's eighteen big implement the work, built for the comprehensive well-off society, create a new situation in building socialism with Chinese characteristics and work hard!