NPC puts emphasis on Constitution

China's top legislature will improve enforcement of the Constitution and enhance legal supervision this year as it seeks to play a key role in developing the rule of law, Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said on Sunday.

It is a priority and fundamental task to emphasize the Constitution, to build the authority of the law and to make efforts to promote it, Zhang said.

The NPC and its Standing Committee will improve their supervision of enforcement and pay more attention to interpreting legal procedures, Zhang said. They will also set up a system under which public servants will take an oath to uphold the law, he said.