Standing Committee of the National People's Congress

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The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress is the permanent legislative body of China’s national legislature, responsible for enacting and interpreting laws and overseeing key state organs between full congress sessions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliamentary body
standing committee
state organ of China
cannotInclude members of the National Supervisory Commission
members of the State Council
members of the Supreme People's Court
members of the Supreme People's Procuratorate
chairpersonTitle Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
surface form: Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
compositionIncludes chairperson
members
secretary-general
vice chairpersons
constitutionalFunction interprets the Constitution of the People's Republic of China
supervises enforcement of the Constitution
country China
surface form: People's Republic of China
electedBy National People's Congress
established 1954
jurisdiction China
surface form: Mainland China
language Standard Chinese
legalBasis Constitution of the People's Republic of China
legislativeFunction amends laws
annuls inappropriate local regulations
enacts and amends basic laws of special administrative regions
enacts laws
interprets laws
location Beijing
meets between plenary sessions of the National People's Congress
meetsIn Great Hall of the People
nativeName Standing Committee of the National People's Congress self-linksurface differs
surface form: 全国人民代表大会常务委员会
oversightFunction oversees Central Military Commission
National Supervisory Commission
surface form: oversees National Supervisory Commission

oversees State Council
oversees Supreme People's Court
oversees Supreme People's Procuratorate
partOf National People's Congress
permanentBodyOf National People's Congress
power appoints and removes judges of Supreme People's Court
appoints and removes members of State Council
appoints and removes procurators of Supreme People's Procuratorate
decides on partial mobilization
decides on state of emergency at national or regional level
ratifies and abrogates treaties and important agreements
role permanent organ of the National People's Congress
top decision-making body when NPC is not in session
shortName NPC Standing Committee
supremeLegislativeStatus exercises part of the legislative power of the state
typeOfLegislature unicameral component
website http://www.npc.gov.cn/

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standing committee of the provincial people's congress subordinateTo Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
subject surface form: Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress
Vice Presidents of the Supreme People’s Court appointedBy Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
this entity surface form: National People’s Congress Standing Committee