Swiss Civil Code

¹ Where the test­at­or is pre­ven­ted from us­ing any oth­er form of will by ex­traordin­ary cir­cum­stances such as the im­min­ent risk of death, break­down in com­mu­nic­a­tions, epi­dem­ic or war, he or she is en­titled to make a will in or­al form.

² To do so, he or she must de­clare his or her will in the pres­ence of two wit­nesses and in­struct them to have it drawn up as re­quired in the form of a deed.

³ The wit­nesses are sub­ject to the same dis­qual­i­fic­a­tion pro­vi­sions as ap­ply to wills made in the form of pub­lic deeds.