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The Constitution of the People's Republic of China (simplified Chinese: 中华人民共和国宪法; traditional Chinese: 中華人民共和國憲法; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Xiànfǎ) is the supreme law of the People's Republic of China. The Constitution governs the structure and operation of the government, provides for a set of fundamental rights and duties of the citizen, and defines the state's name and symbols.
The first Constitution was adopted by the first National People's Congress in 1954. There have been three subsequent versions, and the current verioni was adopted by the 5th National People's Congress on December 4, 1982, with further amendments in 1988, 1993, 1999, and 2004. The Chinese Constitution is not entrenched, and can be amended by a two-thirds majority of the National People's Congress.
The power of Constitutional interpretation and review is vested by legislation in the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. While the Supreme People's Court has shown a willingness to revisit the issue in recent cases, it has not overruled its two decisions from 1955 and 1988 in which the Court refused to consider the Constitutional validity of laws. Instead, courts, procuratorial and administrative bodies may request, and other bodies and individuals may suggest, a Constitutional review by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.