Individual rights versus common security? Christian moral reasoning about torture by Biggar, N

“…Should a Christian ethic endorse an individual’s right against torture? If so, how should its reasoning take into account considerations of common security? …”

Imprudent jurisprudence? Human rights and moral contingency by Biggar, N

“…Take, for example, the positive right against torture. This is not based simply on the intrinsic evil of what is done to the tortured. …”