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I have a situation related to: Minimum dignity
Article 12 of the Federal Constitution guarantees to any person in distress, without distinction of nationality or status, the right to be helped and assisted and to receive the means essential to lead an existence in conformity with human dignity. This right includes food, accommodation,…
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# Applicable Law Provisions
- I'm ready to translate Swiss legal text into English while preserving all protected tokens, URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they appear. However, I notice that the text you've provided only contains "Cst 12" which is a protected token placeholder with no actual content to translate. Please provide the complete Swiss legal text that needs to be translated, and I will: - Preserve every protected token (__JB_KEEP_*__) - Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and placeholders exactly as they are - Apply your preferred glossary: - formal notice → formal notice - payment order → payment order - lease agreement → lease agreement - Return only the translation — Right to minimum living conditions
- I'm ready to help with the translation. However, I don't see any text to translate in your message - only the placeholder `Cst 7`. Please provide the actual text you'd like me to translate from French to English, and I will: - Preserve the protected token `Cst 7` - Use your preferred glossary terms (formal notice, payment order, lease agreement) - Keep all URLs, law references, amounts, dates, citations, and other placeholders exactly as they appear — Human Dignity
- LASV (VD) — Law on Social Action in Vaud
- LIASI (GE) — Law on Social Inclusion and Assistance GE
Critical Deadlines
- Assessment of the situation of distress — immediate
- Request for emergency assistance Cst 12 — immediate (urgency) (Cst 12 / Cst 7 / LASV (VD) / LIASI (GE))
- Decision and Grant — generally a few days
- # Recourse and Legal Action — 30 days from notification (Cst 12 / cantonal procedural law / LTF 113)
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