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Practical Guide
I have a situation related to: Undocumented aid emergency
The Constitution guarantees every person in distress a right to minimum vital standards (art. 12 Cst), regardless of their status. Persons without status (NEM, expired permits, undocumented immigrants) are entitled to minimal emergency assistance: collective accommodation, food, urgent medical care, clothing, etc.
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⚖️ Articles, deadlines and authorities reviewed by our legal AI on 2026-04-29. Does not replace a human lawyer.
# Applicable Law Provisions
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- 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 to translate is: LEI 30 This appears to be only a protected token with no actual text content to translate. Could you please provide the actual Swiss legal text that needs to be translated? — # Hardship Clause (Note: "Cas de rigueur" is a legal term in Swiss law referring to hardship or force majeure clauses that allow for modification or release from contractual obligations when unforeseen circumstances make performance excessively onerous or impossible.)
- LASV (VD) — Law on Social Action in Vaud
- LIASI (GE) — Law on Social Inclusion and Assistance GE
Critical Deadlines
- Constitution of the minimal file — immediate
- Request to the cantonal emergency assistance authority — within 24 to 72 hours (Cst 12 / LASV (VD) / LIASI (GE))
- Evaluation and decision — generally a few days to 30 days
- Administrative remedy and support from a relief organization — 30 days from notification (Cst 12 / cantonal procedural law)
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