Socialist system of laws established in China
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SIGNIFICANCE AND EXPERIENCES
"The establishment of the socialist system of laws with Chinese characteristics is a major milestone in the history of the development of China's socialist democratic legal system and has great practical and far-reaching historical significance," Wu said in his report.
The socialist system of laws with Chinese characteristics is the legal foundation for permanently preserving the inherent qualities of socialism with Chinese characteristics, he said.
It is also a legal system that embodies the innovations and praxes of socialism with Chinese characteristics and a legal guarantee for the prosperity and development of socialism with Chinese characteristics, he said.
The CPC's leadership and the guidance of the socialist theoretical system with Chinese characteristics were critical to the establishment of the socialist system of laws with Chinese characteristics, according to the report.
In the process of forming the socialist system of laws with Chinese characteristics, China has steadfastly proceeded from its conditions and realities, put people first and legislated for the people as well as maintained the unity of the socialist legal system, said the report.
Wu stressed the vitality of laws lies in their enforcement.
"The formation of a socialist system of laws with Chinese characteristics has generally solved the problem of having laws for people to follow," he said.
He said the problem of ensuring that laws are observed and strictly enforced and that lawbreakers are prosecuted has become more pronounced and pressing.
He vowed to uphold the authority and dignity of the Constitution and laws.
"No organization or individual has any privileges that transcend the Constitution and laws, and all violations of the Constitution and laws must be prosecuted," he said.
The top legislator also underlined the need to adhere to law-based administration and judicial justice and enhance the awareness of laws and the rule of law across society.
Law experts and NPC deputies hailed the establishment of the socialist system of laws with Chinese characteristics as a "significant and arduous historical task" accomplished by the country.
They believe the socialist system of laws with Chinese characteristics suits China's national conditions and reality, and has enriched the world's legislative framework.
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